Meeting the challenge of our changing coastline.

[Soundings]

An EDP headline today. The 5 year management plan is being revisited and is considering how we move forward re the management of our coastal areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). It is more difficult now, apparently, given climate change, changes in legislation and the emphasis on economic growth. 

Is this good or bad I wonder? Are the areas now under threat the same was as the green belt is?

[Samuel]

Interesting. Not sure about the green belt analogy. A  very, very brief scan of this suggests to me the main draft alterations to this plan relate to the impact of climate change on the Norfolk AONB. E.G. As is already accepted by some public / charitable bodies in Suffolk coastal areas there seems little appetite to protect fresh water marsh/fen areas from becoming inter tidal (apologies is this shorthand is a bit inaccurate). Links below are to the article and the consultation document.

 

Analysing this properly would be a full time job (perhaps that's part of the problem!)

 

 

 

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk_coast_partnership_aims_to_answer_questions_facing_norfolk_s_shoreline_1_3318418

 

http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/pages/pspage.php?PageID=1000

[Soundings]

It is the emphasis on economic growth that worries me. What has economic growth got to do with managing an AONB. Am I missing something, or perhaps seeing shadows?