Australian Coastal Beaches Analysis

How effective are the coastal management strategies used at present in your local beach area?

Natural disasters are considered harmful in terms of coastal management and can often cause years of work to be wiped out. It can take large amounts of sand from the beach and remove plant life. Collaroy Beach has been a victim of such natural disasters. A large storm back in 1945 caused Collaroy Beach to empty out a large percentage of its sand and damaged many structures. Collaroy Beach’s local council, Warringah Council, has taken action to prevent storm damage in the future. A revetment wall has been established on the sand dunes so waves do not cause as much damage to the dunes behind. Warringah has also purchased properties that were residential and cleared them, so that a storm will not damage as many structures.

Ziggy Marley is the son of the late Reggae great Bob Marley, in 2012 he wrote a song called, “Beach in Hawaii.” Though the title is upbeat, Ziggy talks about loneliness and how he wants to be with a certain person on the beach in Hawaii. Throughout the song, Ziggy uses repetition, imagery, metaphors and similes to drive the point that he is lonely in paradise.

Barrier beaches are not static, they are constantly being changed (Coastal Change ) by the forces that formed them; waves and wind. One change effecting barrier beaches is they are moving closer to the main coast. This movement is caused by the rise in sea level. As the sea level rises waves crash higher and higher upon the beach, as they do this the dunes are pushed back. There are also seasonal changes in the barrier beaches. During stormy seasons sand is removed from the beach and deposited off shore on the longshore bar. During calm season waves redeposit sand upon the beach and the beach grows.

Casting an imposing shadow over C.Y. O'Connor beach is a decaying monument to our past and a stunning showcase of brutalist architecture. Closed in 1985, the South Fremantle Power Station now resembles a decrepit shell of its former glory, coated in a mosaic of urban art.

Climate change creates significant impacts in the Australian context: in considering sea level rise is one of the most critical condition and as per the IPCC report, in 2100 it will increase by79 centimeters (Department of climate change, 2009). Further, it enhances natural hazards affect on the coastal region as flood, inundation, erosion, and storm surges, which will be a significant threat to the coastal community (Button et al.2013). In addition, sea level rise causes a significant change to beaches, coral reefs, estuaries, wetlands and low-lying islands.

The eighth grade Sacred Hearts School class of 2017 went on an magnificent learning journey to the Waihe'e Coastal Dunes and Refuge owned by the Hawaiian Land trust. The gorgeous exotic native plant and animal filled environment was once separated into two populated Hawaiian villages Kapoho and Kapokea. When we first arrived at the camping site we set up camp by putting together all our tents, which I didn't know how to do until that day. The very beginning of the journey taught me some very valuable life and surviving skills that I will use in the future. Shortly after my class and I set up camp, we all came together in a circle on the sandy shore and participated

Matthew Arnold portrays an ambience of infinite sadness around his character whom is in an aquatic scenery in the poem "Dover Beach" through the use of simile, imagery and allusion. The first line of the poem reads "The sea is calm tonight" and this represents that he is indeed by the sea, and also the title of the poem gives it away. The next line gives the reader more to imagine about the setting. The moon is out and the tides are full means that this is taking place at night. "Upon the straits; of the French coast the light / Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of the England stand,". The body of water that the character is adjacent to is the English channel. The English channel is the body of water between France and England and the southeastern coast of England is where our character stands. From this location in Dover, England he can see the French light which is the closest point where you can get to France without crossing the English channel. The character can hear the tides washing up and down the beach as he stares off into the distance. He describes it as a "the grating roar" as the shells and other oceanic debris are pulled in and out of the coastal sands by the water. "The eternal note of sadness" ends the first stanza which gives it a darker feeling compared to the beginning being calm and tranquil. The speaker is being moved by the music of the setting which is a taste godlessness, emptiness , or loneliness. In the next stanza Our speaker

I decided to choose coastlines as my theme because I haven’t properly studied it before; I’ve looked at nature and animals, but not the coast. I also love all the surface textures that can be found on the coast, they are all rough and worn away. Close up pictures are my interest and the coastline has so many amazing textures which I find are important to capture in a painting or piece of artwork. Colour is an important thing to consider when looking at each chosen subject, every colour matters in a painting, it helps create a mood and an atmosphere, it gives life to a painting. I want people to look at my work and feel something, for it to provoke a strong emotion whether it is moody or happy, calm or angry, I want my work to create a lasting

Increases in coastal tides due to the melting of sea ice caps are causing the salinity of the water to increase. Due to the increase of saline on the coasts of Australia, the construction of coastal properties, such as that mentioned in the Queensland framework article discussing urban developmental issues, it is inevitable that such projects may be vetoed due to the instability of the land. The uprise in salt of the water will make the land prone to erosion, inflicting an abrupt issue on urban development; demoting dwellings close to the coast as stated by an environmental expert in the Queensland framework article. Due to the prohibition of property construction on the Queensland coastline, the aspect of tourism can dwindle, as beachside accommodation is a major aspect for Queensland’s tourist attractions. A fall in tourism can be associated with a tragic loss in the states financial dynamics and simultaneously apply pressure on urban developments- as the coast is not adequately safe enough for urban growth to proceed. Furthermore, global warming has not only caused marine life to be in danger, but also threatening living space for humans alongside the coastlines of

It is a contentious issue amongst researchers as to whether weathering or wave erosion have a bigger role in the development of a shore platform. Bartrum, 1935; Hills, 1972) both regard wave erosion as the

Coastal dune systems serve as a natural alternative to hard engineering defence methods. They act as a barrier which contribute to the stabilization of the coastal landscape and protects it when coastal disasters occur. During storms, waves flatten the beach and collapse the dune facing the beach, realising sand offshore and creating large bars in the surf zone. These sandbars cause waves to break further offshore, and following the storm, waves with less height return the eroded sand slowly from offshore back to the beach, allowing the dune to recover. In this way, the dunes absorb the impact of storms preventing or minimising intrusion of waters into inland areas, protecting structures from flooding. On the other hand, hard engineering methods tend to interrupt natural beach processes, increasing erosion risk and beach scour, which often ends up in artificial replacement of sand. Therefore, dune systems are highly efficient and the least expensive defence against shoreline erosion, and is a softer solution since there is no introduction of harsh elements to the system (Choi et al., 2013; Gomez-Pina et al., 2002; Cornelis and Gabriels, 2003). An example is the dune system along the Dutch coast, where plenty of research has been done due to their importance as a line of defence feature in the Netherlands (de Groot et al., 2012).

Ziggy Marley is the son of the late Reggae great Bob Marley, in 2012 he wrote a song called, “Beach in Hawaii.” Though the title is upbeat, Ziggy talks about loneliness and how he wants to be with a certain person on the beach in Hawaii. Throughout the song, Ziggy uses repetition, imagery, metaphors and similes to drive the point that he is lonely in paradise.

In December 2013, a massive tidal surge flooded 1,400 homes along the east coast of the U.K., which has managed to destroy and tumble some of these houses into the Atlantic Ocean (Carrington, 2014). Coastal erosion endangers coastal communities’ livelihood and source of income thus, defending it through efficient means is important as it stabilises the lives of the people who inhabit the coast. To efficiently protect against coastal erosion a methodical combination of hard engineering and soft engineering solutions must be utilised. This essay will firstly discuss the hard engineering solutions that could be used in coastal defence and then secondly the soft engineering solutions will be presented. Thirdly, how both methods can be utilised

Coastal tourism is the largest component of the global tourism industry with hundreds of millions of people visiting coasts and participating in marine activities (Moreno & Becken, 2009). More than 60% of Europeans choose beach holidays and 80% of US tourism revenue is generated by beach tourism (IPCC, 2014). Coastal tourism is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and faces more serious challenges than inland operations (Hyman, 2014). The following report will discuss the potential impacts climate change will have on beach resorts; including extreme weather and global temperature rise, sea level rise and coastal erosion, coral bleaching, an increase in natural disasters AND MORE.