Factors that have led to exponential population growth in coastal areas

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Todays lesson

LO: Factors that have led to exponential population growth in coastal areas

Coastalisation

• Movement of people to the coast. • Causes conflicts are new homes are required

by sea and development can upset locals. • Coast becoming ‘loved to death’ – factors that

drew people there are being destroyed by them.

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What has caused exponential

growth of coastal populations?

Flat Land

Soil Fertility Biodiversity

Equable climate

Recreation / tourism opportunities

Potential for fishing Accessibility

Industry & port Development

TASKCopy this down but add a sentence explaining each factorE.g. Flat land. This is essential for allowing any building to happen, especially large scale industries. E.g. Tokyo Bay

LO: Factors that have led to exponential population growth in coastal areas

LO: Factors that have led to exponential population growth in coastal areas

Coastalisation

• Human resources cause more development too, such as;– Skills – Enterprise– New uses for old buildings – People providing services for each other

LO: Factors that have led to exponential population growth in coastal areas

Case Study: Investigating the growth of a UK coastal Resort, Bournemouth

Tourism in Bournemouth

• Watch this video clip to see more about tourism in Bournemouth, write down some of the attractions.

Case Study: Investigating the growth of a UK coastal Resort, Bournemouth

Produce a PowerPoint presentation using the maps and handouts from me explaining why B’mouth has experienced such rapid growth – coastalisation. – Investigate why Bournemouth (a coastal city) has

grown and chart the changes in their population and popularity over time.

– Human and physical reasons why B’mouth has grown. – Include a section on the general growth of UK seaside

resorts. – Use p178-181 in the fish book.