7.1 Questions - Geographical Issues

1. The coast is a unique ecosystem in that it is extreme volatile and always changing. By having a coastal settlement the ecosystem must not 'evolve' to make sure that the inhabitants can live consistently without radical change.
2. The aim of coastal management strategies is to make sure that when human have been placed within an ecosystem, the ecosystem will not be negatively affected to a deadly level.
3. The trend that has been labeled 'sea-change' is the moving from the city to a coastal town that is smaller and more relaxed
4. One government response to 'sea-change' is residential cap which restricts how many people can live within a hectare.
5. Four geographical issues are and how humans are involved are: inappropriate develop (people building more than needed and big buildings where not needed), population doubling due to holidays (puts pressure of coast through waste), beaches getting more people during holidays (more rubbish and pressure doubles on certain areas of land), pollution after a storm (rubbish is flowed into drain and straight to beaches and oceans).
6. They need to have a good understanding of the past to ensure that they can accurately predict the future.  This is to make sure that no ecosystem is dramatically changed and to make educated decisions on coastal management.
7. Dear local council, I am writing to you to voice my opinion on the resent apartments that have been built on beachfront property in a small urban town. This new building my bring in tourism, money and the chance for more people to live in such a great town, but they are disrupting the coastal views and lifestyle of those who live there. It affects the quite, calm beach life that many people strive for, as well as the waterfront views of the under crowded beaches. I bring this up to question the building of high density buildings in a low density area, and that this must not continue.