Holderness

Holderness is an area on the coastline near East Yorkshire. It is subject to a lot of erosion and susceptible to flooding hence coastal protection has been a priority here for many years. There are various towns along this stretch, each with a carefully assessed management strategy. Some contain costly infrastructure whilst others are not deemed valuable enough for hard engineering.

Here is a list of areas with individual investments in hard engineering:

1. Bridlington, at the north of Holderness, has some costly infrastructure including holiday resorts. As a result, it has installed a 3.6km long sea wall alongside groynes and high masonry.

2. The towns of Ulrome and Skipsea hold over 24 caravan sites combined within 200m of the sea. These are participating in a 'roll back' incase of flooding by which they would all be severely damaged or ruined.

3. The town of Mappleton is home to over a thousand people, most with homes close to the sea front. To prevent damage to the infrastructure in the event of flooding [and erosion], 65,000 tonnes of rock armour have been installed at the base of the cliffs. This area is susceptible to rapid erosion therefore the rock armour has been implemented as a severe precaution.

4. Hornsea and Withernsea are two towns that are both investing in costly sea defences extending over a large area. They have each gained over 2km in rock armour, high masonry, sea walls and groynes. These areas are very prone to erosion.

5. Perhaps the area with the most to lose in terms of economic activity, Easington contains multiple north sea gas terminals, each with an extreme price. The costly infrastructure is the priority in terms of defence and there is a 1km long revetment at the foot of the cliff which the terminals stand.