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sqFormatCoastalManagerZSW-CM39.99ZSW-CMM59.99ZSW-CMSL99.99RunSoftware.CoastalManagerAssessvulnerabilityandmodelpossibleoutcomes.Undertakework.Makingbalancedandinformeddecisions.COASTALMANAGER.CoastalManagerFindingoutaboutcoastalprocesses.25ThemaintoolforthisisadetailedGIScoveringthestudyarea.DetailedOSstyleandthematicmapscanbeeasilyproducedandcombinedtoallowafullpictureofthephysicalandhumanbackgroundtothestudyareatobebuiltup.PhysicalfactorssuchasReliefDrainageNaturalVegetationandSolidorDriftGeologycanbeviewed.Thedataforthesecanbecombinedtoproduceamapshowingthestrengthresistancetoerosionofthearea.MapsshowinghumanfeaturessuchBuildingsRoadsLandUseandLandValuecanbedisplayedoroverlaidtoproduceanycombinationofattributes.EnvironmentallySensitiveLocationscanbeviewedandinformationaboutindividualbuildingsassessed.Thefutureofthecoastasawholecanbemodelledusingarangeofsealevelchangescenariosandtheoutcomeviewedasanimatedmaps.Potentiallandandpropertylossescanbedisplayedbothinmapformandinfinancialterms.PConlyWindows95orlater.SingleUser1-10Users11UsersEachyeartheCoastlineManagementConsultanthasabudgettoworktowhenimplementinghisherscheme.defensesselectedfromarangeofoptionsincludingamongstothersSeaWallsGabionsRevetmentsGroynesandBeachFeeding.Itisalsopossibletorebuildroadsawayfromthesearatherthandefendexistinglocations.Itisimpossibletodoalltheworkneededatonce.AstagedplanovertenyearsisneededbutinwhatorderModerncoastalmanagementrevolvesaroundaccurateBenefitCostAnalysis.CoastalManagerallowsthistobedoneswiftlyandaccurately.Optionscanbemodelledamendedandcombineduntilacost-effectiveandenvironmentallyacceptableschemeisfound.Coastalareashavealwaysbeenattractiveforsettlementindustrialuseandtrade.Inthesedaysofclimatechangerisingsealevelsandmoreextremewinterstormstheabilitytomanageourcoastlineeffectivelybecomesincreasinglyimportant.Thechallengewefaceistobalancethedemandsofhumanswiththepracticalitiesofcombat-ingthenaturalthreatsoffloodinganderosion.Thisinteractivepackagefocusesonalow-lyingeastfacingsectionofcoastsome10kilometreslong.Althoughthesolidgeologyisrobustitisoverlainbysofteasilyerodedglacialmaterialandtheareahasahistoryofbothcoastalerosionandflooding.StudentstakeontheroleofCoastlineManagementConsultantandworkingtoabudgethavetoplanandcarryoutanintegratedprogrammeofworktodefendthecoastfromtheincreasingriskoferosionandflooding.isanengagingprogramwithanemphasisonthinkingskills.Itisauser-friendlyintroductiontoGeographicalInformationSystemsGISbasedonathemecoveredbymanyifnotallKeyStage3GCSEandASA2specifications.Theover-ridingprocessisoneofinvestigationmodellinganddecision-making.Studentsmustaskgeographicalquestionsandinthelightoftheanswersmakeinformeddecisions.Theresultsofthesedecisionsaredisplayedimmediately.Theeasilyaccessibleimagescommentariesresultstablesgraphsandbalancesheetsallowawiderangeofopportunitiesforworkonnumeracyandliteracyaswellasgeographyandinawidercontextcitizenship.Allimagesanddisplayscanbecutandpastedtoproduceprofessionallookingprojectsreportsorpresentationswhateverthefocusoftheoutcome.CoastalManagerfocusesonthefollowingtopicsissuesCoastalManagerdoesthisviatwoslideshowsoneoncoastalprocessesandtheotheroncoastalmanagement.Theseslideshowsincludedetailedon-screencommentariesandaninteractiveglossaryofkeyterms.Anon-screenCoastalManagementHandbookisavailableatanytimeduringtherunningoftheprogramwhichincludesdetailedinformationaboutcoastaldefencestogetherwithallthefactsfromtheslideshows.Havingconstructedayearsdefensesyoutheyear.CoastalManagergeneratesarandomweatherscenarioforeachmonthoftheyearandmodelsitsaffectonthecoast.Astheyearrunsareasunderimmediatethreatareidentifiedandtheoptiontobuildemergencydefensesoffered.Attheendoftheyearadetailedreviewoftheoutcomeispresented.Detailedanalysisofthecurrentandallpreviousyearscanbecarriedoutwithresultsbeingdisplayedintheformoftablesarangeofgraphsandafinancialbalancesheet.