Monitoring Shoreline Change and Its Impact on the Ecosystem Surrounding Rawapening Area

Rawapening is a lake located in Semarang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. It has environmental problem like sedimentation. Sedimentation caused by many factors, such as nutrient enrichment followed by eutrophication. Eutrophication and human activity are important factor to the shoreline change. The aims of this research are to analyze trends of shoreline change in Rawapening, and to know the side-effect of shoreline change on the ecosystem surrounding Rawapening area using GIS and remote sensing techniques.