Assessment of the co-benefits of structures in coastal areas for tsunami mitigation and improving community resilience in Sri Lanka

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 80-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratnayakage Sameera Maduranga Samarasekara ◽  
Jun Sasaki ◽  
Miguel Esteban ◽  
Hirotaka Matsuda
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Mochammad Azkari Hisbulloh Akbar ◽  
Faisol Abdul Kharis ◽  
Oktavia Putri Rahmawati

The coastal areas are vulnerable areas to disaster threats, especially the geological hazards of earthquakes accompanied by tsunamis. Palu City, which is located on the west coast of Sulawesi, experienced a natural disaster of an earthquake, tsunami, and liquefaction on September 28, 2018. Based on the Map of Disaster Prone Index in Central Sulawesi Province, Palu City is a tsunami-prone area that is crossed by the Palu-Koro Fault. Tsunami disaster mitigation efforts in coastal areas can be done by planting mangrove ecosystems as a green barrier. The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of the coastal landscape in Palu City and plan the landscape of tsunami mitigation based on mangrove ecosystems in Palu City. The method used spatial analysis method and descriptive method, as well as the research stage, consists of preparation, data analysis, data synthesis, and landscape planning stage. The basic concept of tsunami mitigation landscape planning is to reduce or eliminate disaster risk in coastal areas based on mangrove ecosystems. The concept of spatial pattern concept consists of high hazard zones, medium hazard zones, and low hazard zones. The concept of vegetation refers to the diversity of mangrove and native plant species as green open spaces and green barriers.


Author(s):  
H. M. S. S. Hippola ◽  
E. M. S. D. Jayasooriya ◽  
G. P. Jayasiri ◽  
Chameera Randil ◽  
Chamal Perera ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 10374
Author(s):  
Sudesh Batuwita ◽  
Sampath Udugampala ◽  
Udeni Edirisinghe

A new record of Black Spine-cheek Gudgeon Eleotris melanosoma Bleeker is provided from the southern and western coasts of Sri Lanka.  This species was previously confused with two closely resembling eleotrid species—E. fusca (Bloch & Schneider in Bloch) and Bunaka gyrinoides (Bleeker) of Sri Lanka.  It is speculated that records of E. melanosoma juveniles from coastal areas and B. gyrinoides from inland freshwater habitats appear to be the elevated locality records of E. fusca in Sri Lanka.  Data are provided to distinguish Eleotris melanosoma from E. fusca and from B. gyrinoides, to clarify their taxonomy, and also discuss their distribution and natural history.  This study adds two new records of fishes to the Sri Lankan freshwater fish list.  Previous records of Eleotris fusca from Sri Lanka have to be clarified in future studies. 


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