Coastal Management Essay

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Individual component – Written Report

1. An analysis of the field data based on the following hypothesis: “The dynamic coastal environment requires the implementation of coastal management strategies to ensure its sustainability.”

In this report, I will analyse the data obtained from our field inquiry to Changi Coast to determine if the hypothesis “The dynamic coastal environment requires the implementation of coastal management strategies to ensure its sustainability” is true. Coastal management is the attempt by people to maintain the natural features of the coast for their own advantage. Our aim is to find out if the Changi coast needs coastal management.

At Site A which is the beach walk, the bipolar evaluation on coastal defences scored 5. I infer that the coastal management strategies found at Site A which are the sea wall and rip-rap are effective in preventing coastal erosion. From the bipolar environment assessment which scored 12, I infer that the surroundings are safe and clean. Additionally, the wave count at Site A was 19 waves/minute and a wind speed of 2.8m/s. This coast has high-energy waves because coasts that have high-energy waves have a wave count of more than 15 waves/minute, High-energy waves tend to erode the coast more.

At Site B which is the creek walk, there are no coastal management strategies implemented. I can infer that the coast would be more vulnerable to erosion as compared to Site, A which has coastal defences such as sea wall, and rip rap. From the bipolar environment assessment, which scored -12, I infer that the surroundings is not safe and dirty. Rubbish from the sea could have been washed up shore. If a sea wall was present, it may improve this situation. Additionally, the wave count i...

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...ngi coast is an important place for many.

Many may say that it is a place for business and recreation purposes. These include restaurants and beaches where locals unwind and relax during the weekends and holidays.

On top of all this, there is a very significant event that happened at Changi coast. This event would be the Sook Ching massacre where tens of thousands of men were killed to purge suspected anti-Japanese elements within Singapore's Chinese population between 18 February to 4 March 1942. This incident provides a constant reminder that war is a very bad thing.

If we do not protect Changi coast, we would lose a historic place and business would suffer since people would not be attracted to the beauty that Changi coast has to offer. Therefore we should protect the coast through coastal management strategies.

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