For further infomation contact:
Nicola Precious
Programme Manager (Coastal)
Existing national information from the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2004 and
the 2001 Census clearly highlights the existence of deprivation around the English
coast. Coastal resorts can be said to suffer from “ruban” problems
– comprising the worse aspects of both urban and rural deprivation. Coastal
stakeholders argue that it is the range and interaction of coastal issues that make the
areas distinctive in regeneration terms and why greater understanding by
policymakers is required in order to devise relevant remedial actions
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