Vulnerability of coastal areas in South in Miri
Miri coastal region is very climate sensitive just like any other coastal areas. It is likely to be influenced by climate changes that include sea level rise and monsoon current. It gives bad impact to the coastal areas such as beach erosion, flooding and habitat loss. Hence, this study was conduc...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report / IMRAD |
| Language: | English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS)
2016
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15472/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15472/8/Zarina%20%20%20%28fulltext%29.pdf |
| Summary: | Miri coastal region is very climate sensitive just like any other coastal areas. It is likely to be influenced by
climate changes that include sea level rise and monsoon current. It gives bad impact to the coastal areas such as
beach erosion, flooding and habitat loss. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the vulnerability of the coast
in South Miri using Coastal Integrity Vulnerable Assessment Toolkits (CIVAT) indicator. It focuses on the
changes in geomorphological at the beach along South coast of Miri. The geomorphological changes of the beach
profiles and shapes were determined by using these two main methods; Beach profiling method adapted from
Emery (1961) and Shoreline tracing method adapted from Morton et a!. (1993). The sampling was conducted at 3
selected beaches and each beach has 3 replicates. At the end of this study, the levels of vulnerability for the three
beaches in South of Miri were determined. |
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