What is it?

Hard or Advantages Disadvantages Cost

soft?
Revetments – Slatted Hard Absorb and spread Regular maintenance is £1,000
wooden or concrete energy through slats. needed and quite per
structures at the base of cliff Don’t interfere with LSD expensive metre
Sea Wall - Hard

Groynes - Hard

Rock armour - Hard

Gabbions - Hard

Dune stabilisation - Soft

Beach replenishment - Soft

Managed Retreat - Soft

What is it? Hard or Advantages Disadvantages Cost

soft?
Revetments – Slatted Hard Absorb and spread Regular maintenance is £1,000
wooden or concrete energy through slats. needed and quite per
structures at the base of cliff Don’t interfere with LSD expensive metre
Sea Wall - Hard

Groynes - Hard

Rock armour - Hard

Gabbions - Hard

Dune stabilisation - Soft

Beach replenishment - Soft

Managed Retreat - Soft