For more than a century, coastal wetlands have been recognized for their ability to stabilize
shorelines and protect coastal communities. However, this paradigm has recently been …

The coastline of Vietnam is vulnerable to a number of threats including shoreline erosion,
flooding, sea level rise, typhoons and storms. Natural and anthropogenic factors have been …

For once, mangrove forests were surprisingly resistant to the forceful impacts of the Indian
Ocean Tsunami of December 2004 which swept away entire villages and caused the deaths …

A great diversity of organisms modify the physical structure of estuarine and coastal
environments. These physical ecosystem engineers–particularly, dune and marsh plants …

Mangroves can function as a 'bio-shield'to protect coastal communities from harsh
environments because of their strong ability to attenuate wave energy. However, as …

Abstract Since the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004, there have been
continuous efforts to upgrade the (tsunami) early warning systems as well as their …

Mangroves protect coasts from extreme weather and erosion but can be destroyed by
climate change and harvesting. However, there is no consistent formulation of protective …

Nature-based solutions are becoming an increasingly important component of sustainable
coastal risk management. For particularly destructive hazards like tsunamis, natural …

The City of Kota Tinggi in Malaysia was under more than 5 m of water during the floods in
December 2006 and January 2007. The watershed received between 280 and 530 mm of …

This paper presents a depth-averaged two-dimensional shallow water model for simulating
long waves in vegetated water bodies under breaking and non-breaking conditions. The …