|Environmental Changes on the Coasts of Indonesia (UNU, 1980, 53
pages)| Although there has been geomorphological research on
several parts of the Indonesian coastline, the coastal features
of Indonesia have not Yet been well documented. The following
account-based on studies of maps and charts, air photographs
(including satellite photographs), reviews of the published
literature, and our own traverses during recent years-is a
necessary basis for dealing with environmental changes on the
coasts of Indonesia. Coastal features will be described in a
counter-clockwise sequence around Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan,
Sulawesi, Bali and the eastern islands, and Irian Jaya.
Inevitably, the account is more detailed for the coasts of Java
and Sumatra, which are better mapped and have been more
thoroughly documented than other parts of Indonesia. In the
course of description, reference is made to evidence of changes
that have taken place, or are still in progress. Measurements of
shoreline advance or retreat have been reco