Prediction of future coastal evolution for shoreline management plan review

This project provided information on all major coastal cells and how they are likely to change to inform the next round of Shoreline Management Plans.

• From: Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Research and Development Programme and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 12 February 2021

• Category: Understanding risks from all sources of flooding
• Topics: Asset maintenance, Coast, Coastal erosion, Decision making with uncertainty, Flood forecasting, Flood risk assessment, Hydrology, Natural flood management, Sea level rise, Sustainability, Understanding physical processes
• Project status: Completed
• Project code: FD2002
• Date of completion: 30 June 2002

Documents

Prediction of future coastal evolution for SMP review - final report (978KB) WORD

Prediction of future coastal evolution for SMP review - summary (52KB) PDF

External link: Futurecoast project pages

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Details

This project was designed to provide information to create the next round of Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs). This would improve their consistency, quality and reliability and make sure that solutions developed are sustainable.

The research studied the processes happening in each major coastal cell to predict how its shape and function was likely to evolve over the next 100 years. The project provided user guidance on a CD-Rom to help coastal groups and consultants access the information. This includes how it should be used to develop future coastal assessments.It has since been made available online via the Channel Coast Observatory website.

The project started in 2000 and was completed in 2002 at a cost of £1,139,372.

Published 12 February 2021