Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has taken delivery of historic aerial imagery to use within its coastal defence section.
The imagery provides the council with a clearer understanding of how the coast has evolved over time. The coastal defence section uses the images to ascertain the historic position of the coastline, identify historic land use, habitat extents and management activities that could have affected today’s coastline. This helps to predict future coastal change.
‘By improving our understanding of the coast’s evolution, we can make better sustainable decisions,’ said Paul Wisse, Sefton’s information officer, coastal defence section. ‘This helps reduce the likely cost to future generations through inappropriate developments.’
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