Issues Addressed by SCOPAC
- Development of a web-enabled sediment transport study for the coast of central southern England;
- The range of Government, Local Authorities and other bodies involved in coastal issues and the associated legislation;
- Global Warming - practical implications for coastal engineering works of sea level rise and climatic change;
- Alternative materials to hardwoods for use in coastal engineering works.
- Coastal Management Plans - preparation, format, issues covered etc;
- Monitoring the performance of the rock breakwaters at Elmer, West Sussex ;
- Tide gauge recording instrumentation and data storage;
- Beach steepening (including methods of profiling and sampling) wave climate and existing coast protection structures;
- Compensation to fisherman;
- Sponsorship of the investigations of the sub-littoral zone (Seasearch) off the West Sussex coast by English Nature (now Natural England);
- Financial contributions towards the CIRIA 'Beach Management' and 'Rock' Manuals and 'Beach Recharge Material, demand, resources and availability' projects undertaken by CIRIA;
- Promotion of Shoreline Management Plans concerning the entire SCOPAC coastline;
- Sponsorship of a number of research projects carried out by Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology including ‘Archaeology and Coastal Change';
- Contribution towards the Joint Nature Conservation Council production of Coastal Directories;
- Production and regular update of a SCOPAC bibliographic database;
- Sediment Inputs from coastal erosion - fluvial flows, cliff erosion and sea bed platforms;
- Exploration of initiatives within Europe for joint funding of mutually beneficial projects.
- Participants in LIFE Environment projects ‘Coastal Change, Climate and Instability' (2000-2003) and ‘RESPONSE: Responding to the Risks from Climate Change (2003-2006);
- Contribution towards the Seabed Sediment Mobility study and the West of the Isle of Wight undertaken by CIRIA;
- Contribution towards the Dorset Seasearch programme covering two projects : The Purbeck programme and the West Dorset project;
- Production of a Shoreline Management Summary document which provides an overview of the whole of SCOPAC's coastline incorporating the seven SMPs, identifying a comprehensive research programme at both a local and regional level and the role of SCOPAC in promoting sustainable coastal policies;
- Scoping Study: The Cumulative Effects of Marine Aggregates Dredging;
- Sponsorship of a number of conferences/forums including the Institution of Civil Engineers Coastal Management Conferences.
- Response to House of Commons Committee Inquiries;
- Contribution to the Geologists' Association towards the cost of the Dorset Coast CD ROM project;
- Preparing for the impacts of climate change study (2001);
- Performance of beach management schemes study;
- Advice and guidance on the management of soft cliffs;
- Sustainable use of tyres in coastal engineering;
- SCOPAC ‘Non-technical guide to coastal risk management' .
