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.