Geography A-Level
Socio-economic and Environmental Conflict
What Socio-economic and Environmental Conflict means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Socio-economic and Environmental Conflict
The tension between protecting high-value economic assets and the ecological necessity of allowing natural processes to occur. This includes the study of 'winners and losers' in Shoreline Management Plans, where some communities are prioritized for protection while others face managed retreat.
Topics that use Socio-economic and Environmental Conflict
- Coastal Landscapes and Change (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Coastal Management and Human Interference
- Coastal Risk and Resilience
- Coastal Systems and Flux
- Contemporary Coastal Vulnerability
- Deformation and Discontinuity
- Discordant Coast
- Dynamic Equilibrium
- Eustatic and Isostatic Interplay
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