ABSTRACT
The Futurecoast project analysis of shoreline change indicated that some 28 per cent of the coast in England and Wales was experiencing erosion higher than 0.1 m /yr, with the highest rates being in eastern England where a great deal of the coastline is artificially protected. Later work by G. Masselink and P. Russell indicated that erosion on coasts with hard defences was also most prevalent in England. Advancing beaches tend to be or the biogenic carbonate production. To the north, most settlements have agglomerated to form linear holiday resort coastal areas stretching from Rhyl to Caernarvon, with an emphasis on seawall construction. Maritime local authorities spend public money managing the potentially damaging effects of coastal erosion. The Environment Agency Wales also builds sea defences and undertakes other work that provides increased protection from tidal inundation in vulnerable low lying coastal locations.
