Permanent Laser Scanner and Synthetic Aperture Radar Data: Correlation Characterisation at a Sandy Beach

In recent years, our knowledge of coastal environments has been enriched by remotely sensed data. In this research, we co-analyse two sensor systems: Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) and satellite-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). To successfully extract information from a combination of different sensors systems, it should be understood how...

The coastal environment as a laboratory: Architecture and embodied experiences

The long-stretched shadow of my body touches the footprints in the sand in front of me. It is a cold winter afternoon and the sun is already setting. I hear the rhythm of water pulling back and passing under another wave of water. The beach is full of people many of whom presumably visit this place for the same reason as I: “uitwaaien”. While...

Effects of sea level rise on coastal evolution

Using the Dutch coastal evolution in the Holocene upto the present as an example and a test case, a coastal evolution concept is proposed and materialized with which shoreline position changes for different sea level rise scenarios are predicted. The (more generally applicable) model applies to (quasi-)uniform coastal stretches. It accounts for...

COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BANGLADESH. Volume One: Summary

DEVELOPMENT-ENVIRONMENT LINKAGE FINDINGS OF THE STUDY The coastal environment Mangroveforests Fisheries Land and water development projects Biocides Environmental health and sanitation Biomasscrisis Industrial and marine pollution Tourism RECOMMENDATIONS A. Public awareness and people's participation B. Administrative and regulatory actions C....