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First produced in 2006 in response to the numerous requests for coastal information that the Authority receives, the Coastal Information Pack provides in-depth data on a variety of issues that may be of interest to students or anyone else that wishes to know more about our coastline. The success of the information pack demonstrates the continued level of interest and demand for information about our coastline and paved the way for development of this interactive coastal website.

1. Development of the East Riding Coastline
The creation of the East Riding coastline began over 100,000 years ago. Since that time the coast has been changed by glaciers, ocean currents and flooding. This section explains how these processes created the coastline we see today.

2. Coastal Processes
The rapid erosion of the East Riding coastline is not a new phenomenon. Since the ice age, people of this area have had to deal with its consequences. This section explains the mechanisms of erosion, and their effects.

3. Coastal Monitoring
As awareness of the sensitivity of the coast grows the value of coastal monitoring is now well recognized. Many coastal authorities and independent bodies employing a variety of techniques to survey their cliffs and beaches. This section covers the methods used to record the changing face of our coastline.

4. Defending the East Riding Coastline
Coastal engineering began with the development of ports and harbours, built to satisfy the needs of trade and the fishing industry. Over time is has evolved to include defences such as sea walls, flood banks, sand dunes and off shore structures. This section discusses the type of defences seen along the East Riding coast.

5. Spurn Peninsula
Development of the first peninsula at Spurn began following the retreat of the last ice age and the subsequent flooding of the North Sea basin about 6,000 years ago. From that time it has seen a repeated a cycle of erosion and deposition. This section explains the how and why Spurn continues to change.

6. Cliff Erosion Monitoring Results from Flamborough Head to Spurn Point
Monitoring of the East Riding coastline began in 1951 with the establishment of over one hundred cliff erosion monitoring posts. These posts are used to measure distances to the cliff edge on a regular basis, thus building up a record of erosion. This section contains tables of these figures.

Cliff erosion rates This document contains the cliff erosion rates as at over one hundred designated points along the East Yorkshire Coast. The rates shown are an average rate in meters per year.

Cumulative Beach Change Guide This document a series of tables containing the dates which the Cumulative Beach Change data was collected. The tables are split into groups basedon when the data-sets were collected, either the Spring /Summer or Autumn/ Winter periods. In some cases weather conditions prevented the collection of Beach data, making it unavailable for publication. This data is a guide to the Cumulative Beach maps that appear in the Coastal Mapper interface.