Cliff Hazards and Coastal Management

Accidents on coastal cliffs occur when people fall over them, or when they attempt to climb them, and when sudden erosion either takes them down from the cliff top or material drops on to them at the cliff base. Cliff instability is related to geological factors, the effects of marine and subaerial...

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Published in:Journal of coastal research 1994-01, p.299-309
Main Author: Bird, Eric C.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Beaches
Cliffs
Coastal management
Coasts
Geology
Health hazards
Human geography
PART VII: Coastal Hazard Mitigation and Management
Rocks
Warnings
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Summary:Accidents on coastal cliffs occur when people fall over them, or when they attempt to climb them, and when sudden erosion either takes them down from the cliff top or material drops on to them at the cliff base. Cliff instability is related to geological factors, the effects of marine and subaerial weathering and erosion, tectonic movements, land subsidence, hydrological factors, and the effects of such activities as fossil hunting. Responses to recent accidents include attempts to stabilise cliffs, the emplacement of warning notices, and the building of fences to exclude people from hazardous areas. Coastal management issues include the provision of safe access to cliff areas for tourists and recreation and the maintenance of features of scenic, scientific and educational value in hazardous sectors on cliffed coasts.
ISSN:0749-0208
1551-5036