Remote Sensing of a Shallow, Fringing Reef Platform for Analysis of Island Sector Susceptibility and Development of a Coastal Vulnerability Index

2018 ◽  
Vol 341 ◽  
pp. 122-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Moffitt ◽  
Lalit Kumar
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
Vasileios Boumboulis ◽  
Dionysios Apostolopoulos ◽  
Nikolaos Depountis ◽  
Konstantinos Nikolakopoulos

The aim of this specific study is to present a new weighted Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVIWF), with an emphasis given to the geotechnical evaluation and shoreline evolution rate measured through high-resolution remote sensing, which seem to be the most interfering variables in CVI calculations. As a pilot area for the application of the new CVIWF, the Gulf of Patras in Western Greece was selected, which is suffering erosion problems due to climate change, the sea level rising and human intervention. The new CVIWF, which was applied in this research, includes the following innovations: (1) the use of geotechnical characterization instead of geological–geomorphological characterization, (2) the use of high-resolution remote sensing data for the detection of shoreline evolution rate and (3) the insertion of a specific weighted geotechnical factor in the CVIWF formula. The results from the application of the unweighted CVI show that percentages of 20.13%, 20.47%, 24.56%, 29.39% and 5.45% of the gulf’s shoreline are under the regime of very low, low, moderate, high and very high vulnerability, respectively. On the other hand, the corresponding results from the application of the weighted CVIWF show a percentage of 14.59%, 25.91%, 20.04, 36.48% and 2.98, respectively.


2021 ◽  
Vol 214 ◽  
pp. 105916
Author(s):  
A.I.A. Hamid ◽  
A.H.M. Din ◽  
N.M. Abdullah ◽  
N. Yusof ◽  
M.R.A. Hamid ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. 03002
Author(s):  
Aninda W. Rudiastuti ◽  
Ati Rahadiati ◽  
Ratna S. Dewi ◽  
Dewayany Soetrisno ◽  
Erwin Maulana

Many coastal areas and infrastructure suffered from unprecedented hazards such as storms, flooding, and erosion. Thus, it is increasing the vulnerability of urban coastal areas aggravated with the absence of coastal green infrastructure. Given the state of coastal environments, there is a genuine need to appraise the vulnerability of coastal cities on the basis of the latest projected climate scenarios and existing condition. Hence, to asses, the vulnerability level of Mataram coastal, the Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) accompanied by pre-assessment of readiness to climate disruption. The CVI used to map coastal into five classes of using GIS. As a case study, this approach applied to Mataram City: one of the tourism destinations in Lombok. Two of sub-districts in Mataram City, Ampenan and Sekarbela, laying in the shorelines have undergone coastal flooding and erosion. One of them, Ampenan sub-district, experienced flooding due to river-discharge and became the most severe location during inundation. Results indicated that along ±9000 meters of Mataram coast possess vulnerability level in moderate to very high-risk level. The assessment also showed that sea-level rise is not the only critical issue but also geomorphology and shoreline changes, the existence of green infrastructure, also human activity parameters took important part to be assessed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gill J. Ainee ◽  
A.M. Anwar ◽  
S. Omar K

Climate change has brought about many threats to the ecosystem by inducing natural hazards, particularly sea level rise. Coastal areas then are subjected to many adverse effects of sea level rise, hence posing a risk to the safety of the coastal population, resources and assets. As part of the mitigation and adaptation measures against these effects, the Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) was implemented by many coastal regions. The CVI is an index-based tool to map the risks related to coastal changes. In Malaysia, the practice of CVI is still in its initial stages. Whereby, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Malaysia had earlier carried out two pilot projects on CVI. The first is located at Tanjung Piai and the second at the west coast of Pulau Langkawi. This paper reviews the definition and concept of CVI. An alternative implementation approach of CVI in Malaysia is also discussed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 178 ◽  
pp. 104799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysun Koroglu ◽  
Roshanka Ranasinghe ◽  
José A. Jiménez ◽  
Ali Dastgheib

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Hien Thi Thu Le ◽  
Hai Quang Ha

Binh Thuan coastal zone, nearly 192,9 km shoreline, is well known for residential, recreational areas and minor industries. Shoreline is vulnerable to accelerated sea level rise (SLR) due to its low topography and its high ecological. The present study has been carried out with a view to assess the coastal vulnerability of SLR. Coastal vulnerability map has been built to the calculating results of the place vulnerability index (PVI). The PVI is derived by summing the CVI (coastal vulnerability index) and CSoVl (coastal social vulnerability index) scores. CVI is calculated from nine variables: Geology, geomorphology, coastal slope(%), shoreline change rate (m/yr), mean elevation (m), shoreline direction, mean tidal range (m), wave height (m) and SLR (mm/yr). We use two socioeconomic variables for CSoVI which are socioeconomic variable and relative distance to coast. Results of the vulnerable areas analysis indicate that 120,73 km2 is at very high vulnerable, 84,96 km2 high, 109,23 km2 moderate, 113,99 km2 low and 232,20 km2 very low. The method in this study which combine CVI, CSoVI and PVI together is new protocol of coastal vulnerability assessment for Vietnam coastal zone due to future SLR.


2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baigo Hamuna ◽  
Annisa Novita Sari ◽  
Alianto Alianto

The coastal areas of both Jayapura Municipality and Regency which is directly opposite to the Pacific Ocean with the multifunctional use is a vulnerable area to disasters. The coastal vulnerability is determined by considering some influential factors, that is geomorphology and elevation to minimize the coastal damage impacts. The purpose of this study is to determine the coastal vulnerability index of Jayapura City and Regency focusing on the coastal geomorphology and elevation. The study area covers a coastal area of 241.86 km along the coastlines of Jayapura Municipality and Regency. The study method includes data collection on the coastal geomorphology and elevation characteristics. The value of coastal vulnerability index of each parameter is determined by dividing into five categories of coastal vulnerability. The result shows territorial division as follows: 145.88 km (61.18%) was not vulnerable, 33.14 km (13.90%) was less vulnerable, 29.03 km (12.17%) was a moderate vulnerability, 12.12 km (5.08%) was vulnerable, and the remaining 18.29 km (7.67%) was very vulnerable. The coastal vulnerability of Jayapura City coastal areas categorized into three classes, i.e. not vulnerable, moderate vulnerable and vulnerable, while the Jayapura Regency coastal areas felt into the following classes: not vulnerable and moderate vulnerable. The most vulnerable areas were of Abepura District, South Jayapura District and Muaratami District, all in the Jayapura Municipality administration. Those areas with high elevation level were not vulnerable at all.


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