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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment for Eastern Coast ofIndia, Andhra Pradesh by Using Geo-Spatial Technique

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Basheer Ahammed KK, Mahendra RS and Pandey AC

The study mainly deals with the physical vulnerability of eastern coast India, Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the Indian states which have a very vast coastal line. Andhra Pradesh is very important to the whole economy, Vishakhapatnam is a major port situated in the eastern coast of India. Andhra Pradesh coastal line about 972 Km long, is affected by Storm surge, Cyclone, Sea Level Rise and Tsunami, etc. The method adopted for identifying the coastal vulnerability mapping was Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI). Seven parameters were used for identifying Costal Vulnerability mapping which are Histor... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2327-4581.1000146

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