Discussion of “Coastal Defense Megaprojects in an Era of Sea-Level Rise: Politically Feasible Strategies or Army Corps Fantasies?”

Journal article (2024)

Authors

Sebastiaan N. Jonkman Texas A&M University Galveston, Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk - CEG
William J. Merrell Texas A&M University Galveston
Research Group
Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk (CEG) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2024 Sebastiaan N. Jonkman, William J. Merrell
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/JWRMD5.WRENG-6182
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2024

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Hydraulic Engineering

Research Group

Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk

Abstract

The authors provide a valuable review of coastal defense megaprojects with storm surge barriers in the United States over the past decades. This review comes at an important moment: an increasing number of coastal regions are considering such solutions. Examples from the original paper are Houston, Miami, New York, Boston, and Norfolk in the US, Götenborg (Sweden), Shanghai, and Singapore (Tan 2022). A new barrier is under construction in Nieuwpoort (Belgium) (AMDK 2023). In addition, countries with existing barriers (the Netherlands, UK) are making plans to adapt, upgrade or replace surge barriers.

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