Sompratana Ritphring

Abstract : Thailand’s current beach management strategies lack integration across sectors, resulting in conflicts of interest and insufficient consideration of diverse beach uses. The complexity of environmental, socio-economic, and coastal disasters challenge policymakers to describe the conditions of sandy beaches, and the most effective coastal management adaptation measures.

Open AccessArticle by Pattrakorn Nidhinarangkoon 1,*, Sompratana Ritphring 1, Kanon Kino 2 and Taikan Oki 2 1 Department of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 1138656, Japan * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Special Issue Editors Dr. Mouncef Sedrati E-Mail Website Guest Editor Department of Life and Matter Sciences, Faculty of Science & Engineering, University South Brittany, Geo-Ocean, Univ Bretagne Sud, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, UMR6538, F-56000 Vannes, France Interests: coastal geomorphology; coastal ocean processes; coastal vulnerability and adaptation management; dunes and beaches; rocky coasts; nature-based solutions Prof.