Service Description: A Coastal Change Information Tool that provides a series of contextual information pop-outs for 142 areas along the Northern Irish coast helping to explain the observed shoreline change dynamics. This tool is based on the information collected from Coastal surveys commissioned from 2021 - 2024.

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Description:

Ulster University were commissioned to produce a coastal change information tool that explained observed shoreline change dynamics for the entire Northern Ireland coastline.

This tool has created 142 individual data points. Each information point contains the following detail:

• A written description of the historic patterns of shoreline change observed, drawing on the findings from the Northern Ireland Historical Shoreline Analysis project.
• An interpretation of the reasons for the long-term changes observed. This would be made in light of both local information and the general body of coastal geomorphological knowledge. This would also incorporate findings from the geological dataset supplied by the GSNI (if appropriate).
• Identification of features of particular importance to shoreline dynamics (e.g. particular sand reserves, coastal engineering works). An explanation of how anthropogenic activity has impacted the shoreline will be provided for applicable areas.
• A statement of possible future shoreline behaviour.  

The Coastal Change Info Tool makes use of the findings from the Northern Ireland Historical Shoreline Analysis Project, along with the additional coastal datasets collected by DAERA to contextualise how the Northern Ireland coastline is changing. This tool has created a digital asset that will be useful for coastal decision-making regarding, for example, planning decisions, infrastructure planning, and coastal adaptation. It also identifies sites vulnerable to coastal change and as such will help inform climate change adaptation, ensuring more sustainable coastal management.

Copyright Text: Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Ulster University (Jackson, D.W.T., Cooper, J.A.G.)

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