Journal of Coastal Zone Management

Institute of Technology and Training, Kien Giang University, Vietnam

Biography

Thai Thanh Luom, Department of Science, Institute of Science, Technology and Training, Kien Giang University, Rach Gia, Kien Giang Province, Vietnam. Thai Thanh Luom having the publication "Integrated Multiple Species Aquaculture in the Protected Mangrove Areas in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: A Case Study in Kien Giang".

Publications

• Research Article   
  Sea Dykes as a Coastal Protection Strategy: Effectiveness and Constraints in Kien Giang, Vietnam
  Author(s): Thai Thanh Luom*
  
  Muddy coasts have been extensively used for socio-development. The consequence was that these coasts have been threatened by natural and anthropogenic factors. Sea dykes were considered as an effective solution to protect muddy coasts and to adapt to climate change and sea level rise. Kien Giang mangrove dominated muddy coast was severely eroded and vulnerable to erosion. Sea dykes were constructed along the Kien Giang coast to as an effective strategy for protecting the Kien Giang coast. However, the Kien Giang coast was severely eroded, with aquaculture ponds eroded and mangroves uprooted. This study aims to critically review the effectiveness of the sea dykes in terms of coastal protection. The sea dyke system has been limited success, with the Kien Giang coastline made vulnerable to erosion and uprooting of Rhizophora species and aquaculture ponds vulnerable to erosion. The constr.. View more»
  

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