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Draft updated ICZM Plan taking centre stage in June

The draft updated Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Plan is centre stage this month as the Public Enquiry for stakeholders and the wider public to share their views on the Plan continues.

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Glossary of Terms

Littoral System

The geographical system subject to frequent or infrequent beach processes. The littoral system is the area from the landward edge of the coastal upland to the seaward edge of the nearshore zone.

Updrift

The direction opposite that of the predominant movement of littoral materials.

Rubble-mound Structure

A mound of random-shaped and random-placed stones protected with a cover layer of selected stones or specially shaped concrete armour units. (Armour units in a primary cover layer may be placed in an orderly manner or dumped at random.)

Perched Beach

A beach or fillet of sand retained above the otherwise normal profile level by a submerged dike.

Biological Diversity

(Also called biodiversity) - The diversity of life, often divided into three levels: genetic (diversity within species), species (diversity among species), and ecosystem (diversity among ecosystems).

Revetment

A sloping type of shoreline armouring often constructed from large interlocking boulders. Revetments tend to have a rougher (less reflective) surface than seawalls.

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