City Report and Revised Action Plan Danang, Vietnam

Date

2010

Authors

Van Phat, Nguyen
Dinh Vinh, Tran

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Publisher

AUICK

Abstract

Danang is one of the natural disaster prone cities in Vietnam and the years of storm impacts and erosion are starting to accelerate. The beaches are eroding at a pace of approximately 200 meters in just 10 years. There are efforts in place to try to slow the erosion and try to replenish the shoreline in this area.

Description

Description of the extreme erosion rates along the shoreline of Danang as well as the efforts that are being put in place to restore the beach and slow the effects of erosion.

Keywords

Vietnam, Danang, erosion, conservation

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