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Abstract:
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In recent years, after renovation policy launched by the Vietnamese government, the economy of Kien An - Do Son, Hai Phong coastal zone in the Northern Vietnam has quickly changed with high income and fast economical grow rate. With the economical development, the environment in many areas has been severely damaged. In addition, the so called "global change" has also strengthened the natural hazards especially torpedo, storms surges, salt intrusion due to the sea level change... increasing of the losses caused by natural hazards in this very sensitive zone. Based on the results obtained in site recent investigation some main geological hazards were recorded and studied in detail such as flooding, coastline and river bank erosion. The results of vulnerability assessment in this study will help in proposing suitable remedial measures for hazards prevention, and also will help in realizing effectively the implementation of the socio economic plans for the sustainable development of this very sensitive coastal zone. |