IJESD 2014 Vol.5(6): 533-538 ISSN: 2010-0264
DOI: 10.7763/IJESD.2014.V5.540
DOI: 10.7763/IJESD.2014.V5.540
Coastal Vulnerability Assessment towards Sustainable Management of Peninsular Malaysia Coastline
Mohd Fauzi Mohamad, Lee Hin Lee, and Mohd Kamarul Huda Samion
Abstract—The main objective of the present study is to
develop a coastal vulnerability index (CVI) for the Peninsular
Malaysia coastline. This study incorporated six variables to
assess the CVI for the study area. These six variables consist of
geomorphology, shoreline change rate, maximum current
speed, maximum tidal range, significant wave height and sea
level rise. The ranking is on a linear scale from 1 to 5 in order of
increasing vulnerability; value 1 represents the lowest risk
ranking assigned to the coastline whereas value 5 ranks the
coastline with the highest risk. A total of 1963 km of coastline
was evaluated and of this, 3.3% of the mapped shoreline is
classified as being extreme vulnerability, 11% of Peninsular
Malaysia shoreline is classified as very high vulnerability and 40
% as high vulnerability. The implementation of the
Management Plan would dependent on the co-operations of the
government departments and agencies, private sector and the
public.
Index Terms—Coastal vulnerability index, wave height, beach materials, current speed, back shore.
The authors are with the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Malaysia (e-mail: fauzi@nahrim.gov.my, hllee@nahrim.gov.my, kamarul@nahrim.gov.my).
Index Terms—Coastal vulnerability index, wave height, beach materials, current speed, back shore.
The authors are with the National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Malaysia (e-mail: fauzi@nahrim.gov.my, hllee@nahrim.gov.my, kamarul@nahrim.gov.my).
Cite:Coastal Vulnerability Assessment towards Sustainable Management of Peninsular Malaysia Coastline, "Mohd Fauzi Mohamad, Lee Hin Lee, and Mohd Kamarul Huda Samion," International Journal of Environmental Science and Development vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 533-538, 2014.
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