Coastal Vulnerability at Tanjung Pakis and Samudra Baru Beaches in Karawang District West Java Province

Abstract

Coastal tourism is well renowned for the beaches of Tanjung Pakis and Samudra Baru in the Karawang District of West Java Province. Based on the idea of sustainable coastal tourism in Karawang, Samudra Baru Beach is a beach resort that is more sustainable than Tanjung Pakis Beach. One of the key strategies and concepts for developing sustainable coastal tourism is coastal management. One of the things that must be considered in managing coastal areas to maintain ecosystem sustainability is disaster mitigation by paying attention to the level of vulnerability. The substantial objectives are to examine coastal alterations and assess how susceptible the shoreline is in Samudra Baru and Tanjung Pakis coasts, Karawang District, West Java Province. Coastal vulnerability is influenced by six variables: visual observation, land use, wave height, coastline changes, visual observation, damage length and damage width. Tanjung Pakis’s beach area experienced relatively minor damage. The coastline of Tanjung Pakis has been selected for the construction of a soft or hard coastal protection technique. However, Samudra Baru’s coastal regions have only suffered little damage. This result also showed that Samudra Baru Beach is more sustainable coastal tourism than Tanjung Pakis Beach.