The effects of land-based change on coastal ecosystems

• Published in: Landscape and ecological engineering Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 351 - 366
• Main Authors: Sahavacharin, Alisa, Sompongchaiyakul, Penjai, Thaitakoo, Danai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 01.07.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Civil Engineering; Climate change; Coastal development; Coastal ecology; Coastal ecosystems; Coastal management; Coastal structures; Coastal zone; Economic development; Ecosystem integrity; Ecosystems; Environmental Management; Human influences; Integrity; Landscape; Landscape Ecology; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; landscapes; Life Sciences; Nature Conservation; Original Paper; Plant Ecology; socioeconomic development; Sustainable development; Urbanization; Landscape change; Systematic review; Physical environment change; Landscape structure; Landscape function; Coastal urbanization
• ISSN: 1860-1871; 1860-188X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11355-022-00505-x

The rapid increase in coastal urbanization profoundly impacts various environmental components and significantly transforms coastal ecosystems to the degree they lose their integrity. Coastal zones are facing increasing pressure from socio-economic development and climate change. Sustainable coastal planning and management must understand better how humans changing the physical environment of coastal areas to present a rational and comprehensive direction for development. The purpose of this research is to systematically review, with the following aims: (1) describe scientific debates on anthropogenic activities on the coastal landscape; (2) systematically identify the landscape structure of the changing coastal ecosystem; and (3) discuss the consequences of the change. Research articles from the database are systematically mapped and reviewed to summarize the state of current evidence-based information related to the characters and effects of change. The 114 articles selected indicate that there are numerous adverse actions and consequences of anthropogenic landscape change. Humans significantly influence the structure of the coastal ecosystem. Consequently, the functions of the coastal ecosystem are altered and degraded. This review proposed spatial planning guidelines to maintain or restore the ecological integrity of coastal development, especially where only small portions of formerly intact coastal ecosystems remain.