Estimation of Shoreline Changes of Can Thanh Townlet and Long Hoa Commune in Hochiminh City

Abstract

Can Gio is considered as the "green lung"of Ho Chi Minh City with the mangrove ecosystem with many investment projects as well as livelihood models associated with the strength of mangrove forest. Currently, in Long Hoa commune and Can Thanh town, the "Can Gio sea encroachment project"is being implemented with the goal of creating an urban area of sea encroachment tourism, resort and business tourism with events, conferences and seminars. In the process of construction, infrastructure expansion, service development and dense population concentration, it is inevitable that the shoreline change processes will be affected, especially within these two coastal areas. This study presents a method of using the integrated DSAS tool in ArcGIS together with Sentinel 2A image data to assess the shoreline change of Long Hoa commune and Can Thanh town from 2015 to 2022. By extraction shoreline through the MNDWI index, the results show that the process of accretion and erosion were intertwined, except for the sections of the shore that have been reinforced with sea dykes. It is evident that in the land at Dong Tranh Cape, southwest of Long Hoa commune and northeast of Can Thanh townlet, the process of erosion is taking place, while in the southwest, the process of accretion is predominant. The results of this study can be considered as a reference for coastal development in Can Gio sea area in the present and in the future.