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GEOGRAPHY
Place and People Special: Coast to Coast
 
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Coastal Economies

Aims

The programme aims to show why coasts are so highly rated as locations for settlement and economic activity, and how environmental issues arise as a result.

Students should gain insights into:

  • The physical and economic factors that attract people and activity to coastal locations.
  • Why river mouths are prime economic sites.
  • How Teeside, Naples and Lisbon have exploited coastal and river-mouth sites, and how prosperity is often followed by decline and recovery.