Coastal Management Concept

Coastal Area Reform

To start a discussion about coastal reform, consider the condition of Indonesia’s beaches. Currently, there is physical development being carried out at estuaries, such as moving river mouths, building jetties (current-directing buildings) at estuaries, straightening and narrowing river channels at estuaries, strengthening river banks at estuaries with stone masonry (talut) or seat piles. , as well as the construction of embankments along river mouths and other physical efforts.

Physical infrastructure development in this estuary has been started since the 1970s until now. The impact of a constructive approach to the estuary is a change in the dynamics of coastal currents, both locally (at the construction site and its surroundings) and regionally (in other areas hydrologically affected by the construction). Another impact is changes in the ecosystem in the estuary and associated coastal areas, which results in a decline in fish populations caught by fishermen due to a decrease in environmental quality. This causes the maintenance costs of these buildings to become high, thus continuing to burden regional and state finances.