Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Coastal Conservation, cilt.6, sa.2, ss.125-134, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)
A newly constructed coastal revetment at Colhuw Beach in the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, Wales, UK, was analysed using a recently developed environmental risk assessment package “ERA”. Conflict with Heritage Coastal conservation objectives is apparent and the act of building such a structure is questioned for a location where maintenance of natural beauty is an axiom of the coastal management philosophy. The likelyhood of revetment related environmental consequences of significant magnitude was analysed using estimated probability values derived from Bayesian theory. The damaging impact of the structure on the natural environment is out of all proportion to the level of strom protection afforded to the site. Analyses, such as carried out via ERA, would have shown planners, engineers and environmentalists, the inadequacies of such an investment and management strategy. The ERA approach can help to introduce greater clarity and consistency into decision making processes.