Coastal Community Economic Empowerment Strategy in Merauke Regency

Community economic empowerment is an important approach to realize a balanced, developing and just economic structure, to realize a successful economic empowerment, community business capacity must become strong and independent, and in sync with community’s best potential and product, in this paper is coastal community. The purpose of this study is how the main strategies and work programs that need to be taken to improve the economy of the community in Merauke Regency by optimally utilizing coastal community resources and knowing the inhibiting and supporting factors of empowerment. Qualitative research method with a SWOT analysis tool with a focus on data sources based on the results of interviews and discussions with the fisheries service and fisheries business actors. The results of the study explain that the increase in fisherman productivity has the highest weight value which is carried out by increasing the role of capital assistance and market intervention, verified by the efforts of coastal communities.

Livelihood Diversification Through Tourism: Identity, Well-Being, and Potential in Rural Coastal Communities

Traditional rural livelihoods are disappearing due to natural resource decline, climate pressure and, also modernization. This study explores livelihood diversification from primary economic activities into tourism employment in rural communities. We examine the developmental role of tourism in areas where traditional activities, in this case fishing, have declined and tourism is growing. This article presents the findings of two case studies: the coastal communities of Padstow (UK) and Paternoster (South Africa). The approach is qualitative and draws on sustainable livelihoods and social well-being notions to examine how affected people “cope with change” with respect to tourism diversification, and individual and community well-being. While the socioeconomic and sociopolitical contexts in the two research sites differ, the findings show that narratives about belonging and identity feature prominently with respect to fishing livelihoods in both cases. Small-scale fishing, perceived as a way of life for fishers, is under threat in both areas, yet there is limited evidence of concerted efforts to plan and manage the potential diversification processes into tourism. Nonetheless, we observe that tourism does provide some opportunities for fishing-dependent communities and outline some avenues for stronger collaboration, particularly by focusing on culinary tourism.

Development of a Model Mobile Training Management to Improve Quality Outcome of Education and Training for Coastal Communities in East Java

This research aims to analyze the practicality of developing a mobile training management model to improve the quality of education and training outcomes for coastal communities in East Java at the Surabaya Shipping Polytechnic. This study uses a qualitative approach that is based on the philosophy of positivism. Research subjects are employees who are involved in the implementation of the training, management experts who are masters in their fields and understand the training activities. This development research uses three kinds of data collection methods, namely observation, interviews, and documentation. The research procedure used development adapted from Borg and Gall. Based on the research analysis, it can be concluded that the development of a mobile training management model to improve the quality of the training results is practical. The practicality of the mobile training model is shown by a very good category of assessment responses by expert users of mobile training management model development product users and the audience. Then results of the product trial to the community received some input and suggestions on some of the findings of obstacles to the application of the model. This research implies that it can be used as a guideline by coastal communities to improve the quality of safety during shipping

Evaluating the Efficacy of Sustainability Initiatives in the Canadian Port Sector

Maritime ports are critical nodes in the Canadian resource-based economy that can have significant environmental impacts near coastal communities and marine ecosystems. To address these impacts, Canadian Port Authorities (CPAs) assess their environmental performance using the Green Marine Environmental Program (GMEP). Reliance on this program necessitates its evaluation as an effective initiative to address sustainability in its broader context. An analysis was performed to identify links between United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) targets relevant to the Canadian Port Sector and GMEP performance indicators. Results indicate that there are significant gaps in the GMEP, with only 14 of 36 relevant SDG targets directly linked to the program. Findings suggest either an expansion of the GMEP to incorporate these broader sustainability goals, or the development and inclusion of a new framework for CPAs to bridge gaps between the GMEP and SDG targets to improve sustainability in their maritime port operations.

Study of the tsunami wave run-up using dimensional analysis

Tsunamis are among the most severe natural hazards known to man, and they have claimed thousands of lives and destroyed vast amounts of property throughout history. Several previous researches studied the tsunami wave run-up and its inundation to the coasts and their effect on the coastal communities. In the current study, the Dimensional analysis (DA) method was used for formulating rational hypotheses for the complicated physical conditions connected to the wave run-up study. Pairs of empirical formulas were derived: the first one for the non-dimensional wave run-up over a sandy beach, and the other for the wave run-up over the armoured beach. Based on the obtained experimental results, which were adopted as an input data for the program of IBM SPSS Statistics, v26, both formulas showed a good agreement as the coefficients of correlation were 0.93 and 0.98, respectively.