Effect of human activities on coastal landform recovery after the tsunami at Padang Seurahet coastal zone, Meulaboh, Indonesia

Padang Seurahet coastal zone was eroded by tsunami of 26 December 2004. As well as the other coastal zone that eroded by the tsunami, at the coastal zone immediately occur recovery processes after the event. This study depicts how a recovery process of the coastal zone has been influenced by human activity. Images from Google Earth were used to analyze coastal landform condition visually before and after the tsunami. Results of this study show that the effect of the tsunami on the coastal zone and process of restoring the coastal zone in Padang Seurahet is affected by the existence of an old seawall remain along the coastline that was built to protect the coastal zone from wave erosion before the tsunami.