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Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural

Worldwide, sustainable coastal management has become increasingly important because of the crucial role that coastal area plays in human life. Coastal development often causes environmental impacts, since coastal areas are being used for urban development and industrialisation. The present paper a...

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Main Author: Hashim, Ahmad Mustafa
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2010
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TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Online Access:http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2758/1/SBI-O3-HIM-07-new.pdf
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2758/
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spelling my.utp.eprints.27582017-01-19T08:24:05Z Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural Hashim, Ahmad Mustafa TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering Worldwide, sustainable coastal management has become increasingly important because of the crucial role that coastal area plays in human life. Coastal development often causes environmental impacts, since coastal areas are being used for urban development and industrialisation. The present paper aims to address some of the coastal management policies of Malaysia, with the main focus on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A new approach to sustainable coastal erosion management along the tropical shorelines, which is occupied by mangroves, is proposed and discussed. In this method, which was applied to case study on the west coast of Selangor, Malaysia, a detached breakwater was constructed to provide a suitable environment for planting mangrove, which is expected to rehabilitate the beach. The results were promising showing the efficiency of the breakwater. 2010-06-14 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2758/1/SBI-O3-HIM-07-new.pdf Hashim, Ahmad Mustafa (2010) Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural. In: International Conference on Sustainable Building and Infrastructure (ICSBI 2010), 15-17 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2758/
institution Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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topic TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
spellingShingle TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Hashim, Ahmad Mustafa
Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural
description Worldwide, sustainable coastal management has become increasingly important because of the crucial role that coastal area plays in human life. Coastal development often causes environmental impacts, since coastal areas are being used for urban development and industrialisation. The present paper aims to address some of the coastal management policies of Malaysia, with the main focus on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. A new approach to sustainable coastal erosion management along the tropical shorelines, which is occupied by mangroves, is proposed and discussed. In this method, which was applied to case study on the west coast of Selangor, Malaysia, a detached breakwater was constructed to provide a suitable environment for planting mangrove, which is expected to rehabilitate the beach. The results were promising showing the efficiency of the breakwater.
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author Hashim, Ahmad Mustafa
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title Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural
title_short Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural
title_full Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural
title_fullStr Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable coastal management: To keep the coast safe and natural
title_sort sustainable coastal management: to keep the coast safe and natural
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2758/1/SBI-O3-HIM-07-new.pdf
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