COASTAL LAND SUBSIDING AND EROSION OF UPPER GULF OF THAILAND

Abstract

asing seriously at present, especially the area of upper gulf of Thailand in the province of Bangkok, Samutprakarn, Samutsakorn and Samutsongkarm. The major causes of coastal erosion were enormous use of ground water which make severe subsiding at coastal area, another causes were global warmimg and over utilization and unwise use of mangrove forest. Solving these problems, this area shall be left as natural mangrove forest, and other ways is people who live in this area shall immediately stop using ground water and fresh water from upper part should be line up to help water usage.