1. Fieldwork and research recap on
Flooding and erosion

2. Research and fieldwork – EROSION
• Fieldwork:
– Start Bay, Devon. Especially at Beesands
– On the fieldtrip you will carry out fieldwork into erosion of
this stretch of the coast.
– Other examples;
• Land use mapping
• Observations: Recent rock falls, undercutting, cliff slumping.
• Abandoned buildings
• Roads running out to sea
• Eroded cliff top paths

3. Research and fieldwork – EROSION
• Fieldwork:
– Start Bay, Devon. Especially
at Beesands
– On the fieldtrip you will
carry out fieldwork into
erosion of this stretch of
the coast.
– Other examples;
• Land use mapping
• Observations: Recent rock
falls, undercutting, cliff
slumping.
• Abandoned buildings
• Roads running out to sea
• Eroded cliff top paths
• Research?
– old-maps.co.uk
– Google earth time slider
– Old newspaper articles,
google news archive search
– Old photos search online
– Old postcards search
online
– Census data on
populations of towns lost
to the sea (online or local
library)

4. Research and fieldwork – Flooding
• Fieldwork
– Interview local residents
who remember the event.
– Coastal flood risk land use
mapping. Who would be
effected?
– Questionnaires to stake
holders who have
experience of the event
(local business
owners, tourist
information offices, etc.)
• Research
– Watch this video here on
you tube.
– Google earth Time Slider
– Newspaper articles. Google
news search – archive.
Your Turn
• Use the internet to research
into either flooding or erosion.
• Use the websites and different
resources to look up some of
the case studies.