Planform Island change assessment for inhabited Lakshadweep Islands

Impacts of coastal processes and anthropogenic activities threaten the archipelago of low-lying reef islands. In this study, long-term (1972–2015) and short-term (2000–2015) shoreline change analyses of ten inhabited Lakshadweep Islands were done using linear regression rates. Of significance, the r...

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Published in:Natural hazards (Dordrecht) 2019-09, Vol.98 (2), p.735-750
Main Authors: Suganya, G. Mary Diviya, Deepika, B., Madhumitha, R., Rajakumari, S., Purvaja, R., Ramesh, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Aquatic habitats
Archipelagoes
Breakwaters
Civil Engineering
Coastal ecology
Coastal processes
Coastal resources
Coastal zone management
Coasts
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental Management
Erosion
Geophysics/Geodesy
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Human influences
Hydrogeology
Islands
Lagoons
Marine resources
Natural Hazards
Original Paper
Regression analysis
Sea level
Sea level rise
Sea walls
Shorelines
Shrinkage
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Summary:Impacts of coastal processes and anthropogenic activities threaten the archipelago of low-lying reef islands. In this study, long-term (1972–2015) and short-term (2000–2015) shoreline change analyses of ten inhabited Lakshadweep Islands were done using linear regression rates. Of significance, the results highlight that all ten islands are erosional in the long term, with Androth Island being the highest erosional in both the periods, but it shows a stable platform in the short-term periods. More than 50% of the islands indicate shrinkage in planform change in both ocean and lagoon sides of the islands. Construction of artificial structures (seawalls/tetrapods) along the shoreline has helped to reduce the erosion in some localised areas. However, adverse effect of these armoured structures has caused loss of beaches, valuable coastal resources and marine habitats. Although natural reefs protect the lagoon side of island, it is clear that widespread erosion is along both the sides due to anthropogenic activities that are susceptible to the sea-level rise.
ISSN:0921-030X
1573-0840
DOI:10.1007/s11069-019-03727-9