Objectives for the project
The objectives set by the community for the project were as follows:
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To better understand our coastal environment, its process interactions and social, economic and cultural context, and the physical and climate changes that will affect it[1].
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To define and reduce the coastal flooding and erosion risks to people and our social, cultural and natural environment over the next century[2].
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To reduce the threat of coastal flooding and erosion to people, property and valued assets to an acceptable or tolerable level (see "Process").
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To encourage the provision of sustainable flood and coastal defence measures[3].
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To discourage inappropriate development in areas at risk from coastal flooding or erosion[4].
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To produce resilient coastal communities that are prepared for change and aware of the appropriate risk reduction measures they can take[5].
The project has delivered against all six objectives. However, it is acknowledged that there is a lot more that needs to be done to produce resilient coastal communities as part of the implementation phase (see "Next Steps").