Selection Criteria

  • Topography (gradient & elevation)
  • Population Density (population at risk & population affected)
  • Proximity to Critical Infrastructure (roads, hospitals, power plants, water supply, ports, etc.)
  • Historic, Scientific and Technical Data Availability
  • Coastal Protection Costs
  • Proximity to Critical Ecosystems/Habitats
  • Proximity to Urban Settlement Nodes
  • Relevance/Importance to Physical Development Planning Process/Land Use Designation
  • Existing Human Resource/Institutional Capacity
  • Erosion/Accretion Rates
  • Flood Potential (runoff & marine inundation)
  • Crustal Emergence/Subsidence
  • Geomorpologic Characteristics
  • Economic Data Availability
  • Spatial Area of Coverage
  • Nearshore Bathymetry
  • Wave Climate/Oceanographic Conditions
  • Socio-cultural/Archaeological Significance


    • Site Description

    The areas of Holetown and Speighstown are located on the West Coast of Barbados, with Speighstown being the furthest north. Tourism is a main activity in these areas, with Speighstown being the commercial centre for the north of the island.



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