{"id":89,"date":"2019-06-03T10:09:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T10:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2023-01-25T13:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T13:54:41","slug":"project-research-questions-and-study-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/project-research-questions-and-study-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Research Questions &#038; Study Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Aims<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2019\/06\/Associate-Prof-Dr-Kanchana-Nakhapakorn-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" width=\"500\" height=\"384\"\/><figcaption>Prof Cherith Moses and Associate Prof Dr Kanchana Nakhapakorn of Mahidol University meet key government officials during the project workshops at the Thai-coast project study sites.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nThai-coast project has three key aims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enhance coastal community resilience and future sustainability under climate change scenarios (<a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package5\">Work Packages 5 and 6<\/a>).<\/li><li>Use the quantitative links developed in WPs 1 and 2 to assess the interaction of natural and social processes under current and future climate change (<a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package3\">Work Packages 3, 4, 5<\/a>).<\/li><li>Establish quantitative links between climate change, coastal erosion and flooding (<a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package1\">Work Packages 1 and 2<\/a>).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addressing these three key aims, the project seeks to answer a series of overarching research questions in relation to hydro-meteorological hazards\u2019 impact and coastal community resilience: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the quantitative links between climate change, coastal erosion and flooding? (addressed in <a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package1\">Work Packages 1 and 2<\/a>)<\/li><li>To what extent do river catchment processes influence coastal erosion and flooding? (addressed in <a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package1\">Work Packages 1 and 2<\/a>) <\/li><li>How do natural and social processes interact to exacerbate or mitigate the impact of hydro-meteorological hazards? (addressed in <a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package3\">Work Packages 3 and 4<\/a>)<\/li><li>How can the role of governance and institutional arrangements be strengthened to mitigate future impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards on coastal communities in Thailand? (addressed in <a href=\"\/nerc-tcp\/project-work-packages\/#package5\">Work Packages 5 and 6<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-ee70f09 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-ee70f09 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:100% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-ee70f09 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Study Areas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research focuses on two study areas, Nakhon Si Thammarat province and Krabi province, selected on the basis of DMCR coastal erosion data and with contrasting natural and socio-economic characteristics (Table 1). This enables us to apply identical, in-depth methodologies to facilitate direct comparison of two contrasting sites and to establish policy-relevant research outcomes of value to other coastal provinces after project completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"868\" height=\"643\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2019\/06\/Table-1a.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2019\/06\/Table-1a.png 868w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2019\/06\/Table-1a-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2019\/06\/Table-1a-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/nerc-tcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/236\/2019\/06\/Table-1a-766x567.png 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<table class=\"wp-block-table has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Coastal characteristics \/ Province<\/th><th>Nakhon Si Thammarat<\/th><th>Krabi<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Costal distance (km)<\/td><td>244.99<\/td><td>216.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Coastal erosion (km)<\/td><td>53.46<\/td><td>39.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Coastal erosion (%)<\/td><td>21.82<\/td><td>18.12<\/td><\/tr><tr>\n      <td rowspan=\"3\">Level of coastal erosion (km)<\/td>\n      <td>> 5 m\/yr<\/td>\n      <td>18.87<\/td>\n      <td>4.80<\/td><\/tr><tr>\n      <td>1-5 m\/yr<\/td>\n      <td>17.53<\/td>\n      <td>34.40<\/td><\/tr><tr>\n      <td>&lt; 1 m\/yr<\/td>\n      <td>17.06<\/td>\n      <td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table 1a.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-9fcf14b ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-9fcf14b hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:100% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-9fcf14b .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Study site<\/th><th>Nakhon Si Thammarat province<\/th><th>Krabi province<\/th><\/tr><tr><th>Location<\/th><td>East coast, Gulf of Thailand<\/td><td>Andaman coast<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Tidal regime<\/th><td>0.2 &#8211; 1.2m<\/td><td>2.5 &#8211; 3.0m (max. 4.0m)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dominant wave direction<\/th><td>S-SE<\/td><td>S-SW<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Significant wave height<\/th><td>1 &#8211; 2m<\/td><td>0.3 &#8211; 1.5m<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Annual average rainfall<\/th><td>2292 mm (> 750mm November, December)<\/td><td>2388mm (max. 6606 mm during SW monsoon, May to August)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Area<\/th><td>9,942km\u00b2<\/td><td>4,709 km\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dominant geology<\/th><td>Igneous, granite<\/td><td>Sedimentary, limestone<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Main river catchment<\/th><td>Tapi River (235 km long; catchment area 5,460 km\u00b2)<\/td><td>Khlong Krabi Yai (36 km long; catchment area 198 km\u00b2)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Conservation designation<\/th><td>Khao Luang National Park<\/td><td>Krabi river estuary is registered Ramsar site since 2001<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dominant human economic activities<\/th><td>Aquaculture; agriculture<\/td><td>Tourism<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Population density<\/th><td>159 \/ km\u00b2<\/td><td>97 \/ km\u00b2<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Total population<\/th><td>1,548,000<\/td><td>456,811<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table 1b.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-divider ugb-divider ugb-c7ed069 ugb-divider--v2 ugb-divider--design-basic ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-c7ed069 hr.ugb-divider__hr{background-color:#dddddd !important;height:1px !important;width:100% !important;margin-left:auto !important;margin-right:auto !important}.ugb-c7ed069 .ugb-inner-block{text-align:center}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><hr class=\"ugb-divider__hr\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Table 1. Thai-coast project study areas<\/strong> (a) Location, topography, rivers and level of coastal erosion. (b) Key natural and social characteristics (source: DMRC, 2009, 2016). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Aims The Thai-coast project has three key aims: Enhance coastal community resilience and future sustainability under climate change scenarios (Work Packages 5 and 6). Use the quantitative links developed in WPs 1 and 2 to assess the interaction of natural and social processes under current and future climate change (Work Packages 3, 4, 5). 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