he coastal area of West Aceh was struck badly by the Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004. In this area, flat coastal zones are mostly allocated for non-forest uses and further along to the hinterland, as topography becomes rougher, land use allocation becomes stricter. These areas are at present still largely covered by forest. However, as tsunami incident induces le ss gradual changes, the government needs to anticipate some potential directions of change in or der to develop effective and efficient policies in maintaining environm ental services while improving people’s livelihoods. ICRAF try to help key decision makers by providing analysis on the following areas: •long and short term patterns of land use/cover changes pre and post tsunami •the relationships between poverty and land use/cover, health and education facilities with regards to road after tsunami
Publication year
2022
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
landscape, forest, living standards, tidal waves, tsunamis, livelihoods
Geographic
Indonesia
