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Studland Bay

Learning intentions:• To know and understand why land use in

coastal areas needs to be managed• To make decisions on future land use

Looking across Studland Bay from ‘Old Harry’

Unspoilt beaches and open countryside

People can get away from the stresses of city life – there’s hardly a building in sight!

Miles of sandy beaches

It’s an ideal spot for family holidays

People can stroll amongst the open sand dunes

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Lesson starter

• “Dream Developments” want to build a leisure centre in Studland Bay, Dorset

• Why not just let them build whatever they wish and wherever they wish?

• Answer this question on your own in your exercise book – 5 minutes

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Learning intentions

• To know and understand why land use in coastal areas needs to be managed

• To make decisions on future land use

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Your task

• Prepare a two page report to advise Studland Council whether or not they should allow “Dream Developments” to press ahead with their plans to build a large leisure centre in Studland Bay

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Include at least one

• map extract• photograph• Google Earth satellite image

• EACH SUITABLY ANNOTATED WITH EVIDENCE

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Also include

• an outline of the advantages and disadvantages of building the leisue centre in Studland Bay

• a summary that justifies your decision

• This work will be collected in• Fix each sheet into your exercise book

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Annotating images

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Visitors to the coast will be unable to use the ...... if the leisure centre is built right down to the beach as planned

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Do the same for a photo (or two) and a Google Earth satellite image