Futurecoast

Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the National Assembly for Wales have recently collaborated on the promotion of a coastal process and geomorphological study of the coastline of England and Wales, called Futurecoast (see http://www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/research/futurecoast.htm). The results of this project (Halcrow 2003) have recently been made available to selected organisations such as English Nature. Essentially it provides a linear view of the coastline of England and Wales at or around High Water. Included within it are assessments of the progression of the coastline based on maps of the location of the shoreline at different dates (derived from Ordnance Survey and Hydrographic Office data). These provide an indication of the way in which the coast is likely to react under different scenarios specifically in relation to the five generic policy options adopted by DEFRA as part of the development of Shoreline Management Plans.

References

Halcrow 2003. Futurecoast (3 CD set comprising reports and interactive map browser and two CDs with oblique aerial photography of the shoreline of England and Wales). Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.