Living on the edge

Journal article (2006)

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B. Jonkman (contributor)
B. Ale (contributor)
M. Stive (contributor)
Faculty
Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2006 Delft Outlook
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2006

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Delft Outlook, 2006, 2

Faculty

Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Abstract

If the sea were to flood the southern parts of the agglomeration that covers most of the western part of the Netherlands, the death toll would be in the thousands, as predicted by a calculation method developed at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Evacuation would save precious few lives. So how can a disaster of this magnitude be averted?