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RESPONSE is a 3-year project (2003-2006) led by the Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment, UK, supported by the LIFE financial instrument of the European Union |
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Case Studies: Central-Southern Coast, England, UK
Key natural hazards and issues in this study area: There are many coastal cities and towns located along the SCOPAC coast. Tourism is a key industry for much of the area due to the quality of the natural environment and a legacy of Victorian seaside development. Other coastal industries are also present, such as commercial and naval docks, cross-channel ferry ports and an oil refinery. Much of the coast is affected by active coastal erosion, flooding and landsliding, which can result from exposure to Atlantic storm waves. Sea level rise and an increase in the intensity of storms predicted by the IPCC will lead to a greater frequency of damaging events in this area. |
 Barton-on-Sea, Hampshire, UK |
| Location: The central southern coast of England, on the Channel/La Manche |
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Mapping and investigation by: Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment, Isle of Wight Council, UK. Project Manager: Dr Robin McInnes OBE; Senior Coastal Scientist, Helen Fairbank; Senior Coastal Geomorphologist, Jenny Jakeways; Consultants: Halcrow Group; and Mark Lee. SCOPAC Regional Coastal Group, England. SCOPAC works to promote sustainable shoreline management, and to facilitate the duties and responsibilities of local authorities and other organisations managing the coastal zone of central southern England. |
Key messages: It is essential to understand the impacts of climate change now, so appropriate decision-making can be implemented through the planning and political processes. Social, economic and political changes over the next eighty years could be as significant as climate change in determining future coastal risk and how coastal risk is managed; The threat of climate change should focus attention upon the needs for forward planning and preparedness. Waiting for overwhelming evidence of physical impacts will miss the opportunity to reduce and avoid future risks in the most cost-effective and achievable way. |
Coastal Evolution and Risk Maps
Unfortunately some of the maps are too big to be placed here for download. If you would like a copy of these please e-mail us at response@iow.gov.uk
| Map 1a: Coastal landforms (3.25MB) |  |
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| Map 1b: Coastal processes (3.32MB) | ||
| Map 2: Coastal defence management types and practices (2.99MB) | ||
| Map 3: Current and historic coastal natural hazards | ||
| Map 4a: Coastal assets and population (built) | ||
| Map 4b: Coastal assets (natural environment) | ||
| Map 5: Coastal behaviour systems (2.62MB) | ||
| Map 6: Potential coastal hazards (2.66MB) | ||
| Map 7a: Potential coastal risks - business as usual scenario | ||
| Map 7b: Potential coastal risks - climate change and loss of defences | ||
| Map 8: Summary of potential coastal hazards | ||
| Map 9: Planning guidance | ||
To view copies of all RESPONSE Project
Reports/Publications/Papers/Posters about the Study Area click on the list below: |
1. Archaeology and coastal change project report (5.69MB) |
| 2. Landslip warning - Isle of Wight County Press (local newspaper) (32KB) |
| 3. Letter to Ventnor Undercliff residents (21KB) |
5. Isle of Wight Centre for the Coastal Environment display boards: |
7. Database of historic natural hazard events |