Typical geographic information system (GIS) applications for coastal resources management in Indonesia
1998
Gunawan, I. (Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi, Jakarta (Indonesia))
Coastal zone is a very complex, dynamic and delicate environment because of the influence of both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. As it is a delicate environment, sustainable utilization of its resources can only be achieved based on multiple, best and reasonable use with integrated approach. The approach requires a thorough understanding of the characteristics of the structures, functions, and dynamics of the coastal physical and human environment. Because an integrated management approach in coastal and marine resources is a must, the main planning objective is typically directed toward achieving the balance between three main goals: 1. exploiting natural prospect or endowment, 2. meeting the societal wish, and 3. accommodating the existing livelihood or conditions. This approach leads to a decision whether to enhance, to conserve, or to change the existing resource use strategy. As Indonesia is a very large maritime archipelago, planning and management of coastal and marine resources can be conducted wisely using this integrated approach supported by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to characterize the resources, and to identify potential matches and or conflicts between the three goals. Understanding this typical GIS applications for coastal and marine resource management will be helpful in the identification of information and analysis needs for the GIS
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