DAMPAK PERUBAHAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN SEPANJANG PANTAI UJONG BLANG LHOKSEUMAWE TERHADAP PEMUNDURAN GARIS PANTAI

Abstract

Tourism development of Ujong Blang Lhokseumawe beach gives negative impact to physical beach, such as abration and the changes of shore-area and shoreline. The samples of this study were assigned by purposive sampling. The data were analysed by using comparative method and overlay map of the land-use area of Ujong Blang beach. The result shows the tourism development of Ujong Blang Lhokseumawe beach gives negative impact on the shift of shore-area functions as protection area to economic activity area. The consequency of the changes is the fasten of abration process that was marked by the decreasing of shore-line, in which the shore-line more closer to landward area than before.