jismart2019014: The Use of Urban Planning Measures to Solve Coastal Erosion Problems: A Case Study of Chanthaburi Province

Abstract

The coast of Thailand covers an area in 23 provinces. Its length is 3,151 kilometers approximately. This area is important to the country because the coastal area occupies the various resources. Therefore, it is the center of biodiversity and the important resources of human life in terms of being the source of food, residence, country's economic development. At present, the change of coastal area is caused by human activities, especially the improper use of coastal area which is not relevant with its natural potential, such as the development of economic area, tourism area and industrial area as well as the development of various structures on the coastal area. Chanthaburi province is one of the provinces facing the coastal erosion problems. It is located on the eastern coast of Thailand. The location of the province is on the border between the Central and Northeastern region. Also, it connects to Indochina through Cambodia. It has the potential of natural resources with a variety of climates. Data analysis will be conducted to assess the coastal change situations, the impact of existing coastal engineering structures, issues, socio-economic importance and coastal land use, especially the legal and policy factors; the regulations of the Town and Country Planning, the environmental protection area, forest conservation area, marine and coastal resource conservation areas, etc. Data analysis results will be integrated with the coastal erosion situation and the current land use to determine the alternatives and to prevent and solve the coastal erosion problems. The summary of guidelines for preventing and solving erosional coast problems by sub group of littoral cells system or littoral cells under the sub group of littoral cells including studying and analyzing the measures of urban planning to reduce the impact of coastal erosion for the sustainability of the area.