The societal impact of Mangroves on the way inhabitants live in the coastal area Mangkang in Semarang, Indonesia
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2019-08-08
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Indonesia – alongside all other pacific rim countries – is the most vulnerable to natural disasters. The industrial and urban development, in combination with climate change and sea level rise, cause a growing pressure in coastal areas to protect, conserve and, when the damage is already done, restore mangroves. Education strategies, socioeconomic risk policies and effective governance structures are necessary to make sure no more mangroves are lost and to make sure that future generations can enjoy them also. Too often, exploitation is completely unregulated, the management system is not adequate, or enforcement is not strict enough. Often undervalued are the benefits of mangroves, or just simply not recognized. Complementary to hard infrastructure, local communities are proposing mangrove restoration to tackle the root of the problem, namely, to prevent coastal erosion and to protect their villages from getting flooded by tidal waves. A social-ecological move will occur because mangrove restoration is a nature-based flood approach that helps communities and ecosystems prepare for and ‘live with floods’. This research is focused on the societal impact of mangroves on the way inhabitants live in the coastal area Mangkang in Semarang, Indonesia. Societal impact is about the assessment of social, economic, cultural and environmental effects.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen