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coast

vr.tr.coast · PHY.PLC

Let an agent handle coasts by type, processes, hazards, access, protection and safety, routing people in danger at the coast to coastguard or emergency services.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle coasts by type, processes, hazards, access, protection and safety, routing people in danger at the coast to coastguard or emergency services.

The land along the edge of a sea or large lake, including shores, cliffs, beaches, dunes, intertidal zones and estuaries, shaped by waves, tides and currents and home to many people and ecosystems.

What it is for: Settlement, tourism, trade, ecosystems and recreation.

It can be find tide times and coastal safety guidance; understand erosion and flood risk; find coastal access routes; learn about coastal habitats.

Distinguishing features

Land-sea boundary

Shaped by waves and tides

Dynamic and eroding

Densely used

What it looks like

Beaches, cliffs, dunes, marshes and rocky shores meeting the sea.

How it is recognised

Shoreline, intertidal zone and cliffs

Tide marks

Coasting as in cycling is a different sense

Related models

is a kind of - category

shore

includes - features

bay and beach

is shaped by - processes

tide and erosion

is protected by - practice

coastal management

In practice

Families and kinds

cliffed coasts

sandy and shingle coasts

salt marshes and mudflats

rocky shores

rivieras and developed coasts

Standards and regulation

Coastal planning and access law

EU Floods Directive for coastal flooding

Marine and coastal protected area rules

Failure modes and hazards

Being cut off by the tide

Cliff falls

Rip currents and cold water

Also called

cliffed coastintertidal zonerivieraCoastal South West Indiaregion of freshwater influencewantidemarsh coastflat coastIngression coaststeep coastlidoJersey Shoredrowned valleygraded shoreline

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.coast

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Safety At the coast.

Safety comes first.

Tides

Tide times.

Tides

Tides.

  1. What are the tide times, according to an official tide table? provenance
  2. Could someone be cut off by the tide here? boundary

Emergency

Coastguard.

Emergency

Coastal emergencies.

  1. Is someone in danger at the coast or in the water? boundary
  2. Which coastguard or emergency number should be called? action
Processes Change.

Coasts change.

Erosion

Retreat.

Erosion

Erosion.

  1. How fast is this coast eroding, according to official monitoring? measurement
  2. Which management plan applies? provenance

Flooding

Coastal flood risk.

Flooding

Coastal flooding.

  1. What is the coastal flood risk here? provenance
  2. How is sea level rise expected to affect it? provenance
Access Visiting.

Access rules vary.

Paths

Coastal paths.

Paths

Coastal access.

  1. Is there a public coastal path or access right? provenance
  2. Are there closures due to cliff falls? provenance

Rules

Beach rules.

Rules

Beach rules.

  1. What rules apply, such as dogs, fires or protected zones? provenance
  2. Who enforces them? provenance
Ecology Habitats.

Coasts host rich life.

Habitats

Coastal ecosystems.

Habitats

Coastal habitats.

  1. Which habitats and species are found here? provenance
  2. Are they protected? provenance

Pollution

Litter and spills.

Pollution

Coastal pollution.

  1. How can pollution or stranded marine animals be reported? action
  2. Which organisation responds? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should coast types be separate entries?
  • How should tide data be linked?
  • How should erosion data be linked?
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