Lyme Regis Physical Landscapes
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This document provides an overview of Lyme Regis's physical landscapes in the UK, focusing on coastal erosion and management strategies. It discusses the geology of the area, including its limestone and clay composition, and how this contributes to erosion risks. The document also mentions local government efforts to manage these risks, including coastal management schemes.
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Physical Landscapes in the UK: Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a small town in west Dorset, in south west England. Lyme Regis is a town found along the Jurassic Coastline - a World Heritage site and famous coast in England, known for its fossils and coastal landforms. This makes the area extremely popu...
Physical Landscapes in the UK: Lyme Regis Lyme Regis is a small town in west Dorset, in south west England. Lyme Regis is a town found along the Jurassic Coastline - a World Heritage site and famous coast in England, known for its fossils and coastal landforms. This makes the area extremely popular with tourists, but with added risks to the coastline. Source: wdlh.co.uk Threats to Lyme Regis The coast along Lyme Regis is prone to erosion. This is for a number of reasons: The geology of Lyme Regis is a mixture of limestone, which is resistant to erosion, and clay, which is vulnerable to erosion. The clay sits on top of a bed of limestone, so as the clay erodes the cliffs are vulnerable to landslides. Houses, roads and farmland are at risk of being damaged due to cliff landslides. There is a risk to life with some landslides. Source: On Foot Holidays To manage this risk, the local government has developed a plan of coastal management. Managing the Risk The scheme that the local government has created is called the Lyme Regis Environmental Improvement Scheme. Members of the local community were all consulted whilst the local government finalised the scheme. The scheme has five parts: This work by PMT Education is licensed under https://bit.ly/pmt-cc https://bit.ly/pmt-edu-cc CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 https://bit.ly/pmt-cc https://bit.ly/pmt-edu https://bit.ly/pmt-cc Success at Lyme Regis The management strategy has been a mixture of successes and complications. 👍 Beaches have been renewed with material, 👎 Some coastal defences have deteriorated 👍 which continues to attract tourism Tourism is very important to the town’s economy, so protecting the coastline is and needed fixing sooner than it was thought. This means the scheme has costed extra money and taken longer than expected important to protecting local jobs and businesses https://bit.ly/pmt-cc https://bit.ly/pmt-edu https://bit.ly/pmt-cc
