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De Jong, L. (author), De Jong, B. (author), Ivanova, M. (author), Gerritse, A. (author), Rietberg, D. (author), Dorrepaal, S. (author)The eThekwini coastline is a vulnerable coastline subject to chronic erosion and damage due to sea level rise. In 2007 a severe storm caused major physical and economic damage along the coastline, proving the need for action. Umhlanga Rocks is a densely populated premium holiday destination on the eThekwini coastline suffering from similar...student report 2014
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Heemskerk, P.W.M. (author), Horsten, B.P.M. (author), Kramer, R. (author), Korevaar, T.J.A. (author), Van der Valk, R.E.A. (author)Cartagena is one of the main touristic attractions of Colombia with its good conserved colonial city centre. The city also has an important contribution to the economic growth of Colombia, because of its big port and its beneficial location towards the Panama Channel. However, Cartagena is suffering from problems with the accessibility of...student report 2014
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Heineke, D. (author), Volbeda, E. (author), De Weerdt, B. (author), De Wit, F. (author)Due to frequently occurring storms, like hurricanes and cold fronts, the coasts around the Mexican port city Veracruz suffer from erosion. This is most severe at the beaches of Boca del Rio just south of the city of Veracruz. Here, small beaches can be found between large groynes. These groynes block the southward littoral drift significantly...student report 2014
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Aggarwal, A. (author), Vargas Solis, A. (author), Pasaoglu, M. (author), Harihar, S. (author), Wahida, S. (author), Wang, Q. (author)A floating house development project to be constructed in the coast of Hellevoetsluis, in the municipality of Voorne-Putten, is under consideration. Within a project of this nature, several aspects need to be taken into account in order to safeguard the infrastructure against additional loadings to which regular houses are not exposed to....student report 2014
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Vrolijk, E.F. (author), Poelhekke, L. (author), Schlepers, M.H. (author), De Boer, G.G. (author)In the North of Cuba, the Oasis beach area is situated. The beach suffers from structural erosion and earlier measures to deal with this have not succeeded. In this project, a solution is offered to reach two goals: foremost, a beach improvement to the Oasis beach sector and second, a halt to the structural erosion in the sector in order to...student report 2014
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Aarnink, J.L. (author), De Boer, R. (author), Evers, G.A. (author), Kruis, M.C. (author), Van der Valk, K. (author)Project Jamaica Bay is a response to superstorm Sandy, occurring in October, 2012. The storm was a disaster for New York City, causing around 50 billion US dollars of damage. Research shows that 75% of the expected annual dam-age in New York occurs around the Jamaica Bay area. Another problem that has been going on for several decades is the...student report 2014
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Van Berchum, E.C. (author), Van Corven, T.A.W. (author), Hessels, T.M. (author), Kuijk, D. (author), Van Oosten, J. (author), Zorgdrager, A. (author)The Thua Thien-Hue province is located in the centre of Vietnam. It is characterized by the short distance between the mountains in the west and the coast of the South China Sea in the east. Two large rivers flow through the province, fed by multiple smaller rivers from the mountains. The Bo River flows through the northern part of the province...student report 2014
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Arecco, P. (author), Li, Y. (author), Miranda Eguez, C. (author), Ruiz Fuentes, M.J. (author)The Afsluitdijk (Enclosure Dam) is a major causeway in the Netherlands, which was constructed between 1927 and 1933, running from Den Oever on Wieringen in North Holland province, to the village of Zurich in Friesland province. The dam is 32 kilometers long and 90 m wide, with an initial height of 7.25 m above sea-level and a slope of 1:4 ...student report 2013
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Van den Akker, P. (author), Brands, M. (author), Buijs, W. (author), Hamilton, L. (author)When the new locks of the Panama Canal are finished in 2015 Post Panamax vessels are able to sail through the Panama Canal. This will increase the container traffic intensity through the Caribbean. China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) wants to anticipate on this expansion of the Panama Canal by investing in a US$1.5 billion transshipment...student report 2013
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Tenthof van Noorden, C. (author), Vermeij, D. (author), Van Zuijlen, J. (author), Zeelenberg, W. (author)Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, is rapidly developing. The last years Manado has been extending into the sea, which changed the hydraulics and morphology of Manado Bay. This had negative effects on the currents, inducing erosion along the coast. Also Manado has problems with the presence of garbage in the rivers and...student report 2013
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Van der Neut, E.M. (author), Van Zuylen, J.A. (author), Verduijn, M. (author), Nederhoff, C.M. (author), Van der Zwaag, J. (author)The Thua Thien-Hue province, and especially the area around the city of Hue, is characterized by a small distance between mountains in the west and a flat coast with a coastal barrier in the east. The largest river in the area, the Huong river, flows through the city of Hue and is used for fishery, tourism, sand mining, sewage system and...student report 2013
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Van Blokland, J. (author), De Groot, P. (author), Rot, M. (author), Wieringa, S. (author), Wijnands, R. (author)In this multidisciplinary project a proposal for a framework for tsunami risk management in Chile, has been developed. This was done using Iquique in the north of Chile as a case study. Solutions for improvement of current practice have been searched within specific activity areas of hazard management: prediction, mitigation and response....student report 2013
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Van Vliegen, K. (author), Van Oorschot, N. (author), Meinen, N. (author), Van Dijk, S. (author), Reimert, Z. (author)Ho Chi Minh City has to deal with severe flooding in the rainy season. To prevent the city from this flooding, MARD set up plan 1547. The main idea of the plan is to build a ring dike around HCMC in combination with several movable tidal barriers. One of these barriers is the Muong Chuoi Barrier. In this report a conceptual design of the Muong...student report 2013
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Wanders, G. (author), Van Velzen, B. (author), Scholtes, O. (author), Van Leeuwen, Y. (author), Henry, E. (author)Most hotels in the touristic city of Cartagena, Colombia are in Bocagrande. Bocagrande is coping with several issues which affect the social economic value of the peninsula. Flooding, coastal erosion, overtopping waves and lack of accessibility are the general issues mentioned by the stakeholders. They all seem to be interrelated and therefore...student report 2013
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Van der Biezen, T.F. (author), Kuhlman, W. (author), Schoen, J.J. (author), Stam, G.N. (author), Witteman, D. (author)To achieve economic growth, the intentions of Cuba are to focus on tourism. The current facilities of the Port of Havana are however in a state of heavy decay and the city is not able to receive tourists travelling by yacht or ferry. For this reason the master plan Tourist Port Havana has been created. The objective is to find a feasible...student report 2013
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Van Loon, P. (author), Olij, D. (author), Osmanoglou, D. (author), Stuij, S. (author), Tuinhof, T. (author), Veraart, S. (author)The Mfolozi Floodplain is situated in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and is part of Africa’s largest estuarine system: the St Lucia system. This estuarine system forms the main part of the iSimangaliso Wetland, which is a World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Since the beginning of the twentieth century the Mfolozi Floodplain is under...student report 2013
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Hasman, R. (author), Klerk, W.J. (author), Schoemaker, M.A. (author), Smits, E. (author)Master project report. A serious game on flood risk management and housing/urban development for the most urbanised island of the California coast. In the California Delta the flood protection for most islands is not up to the required standards. This is also the case for Bethel Island, one of the most urbanized islands in this region. The...student report 2013
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Liu, S. (author), Huang, J. (author), Rayo, S. (author), Lim, T.Y. (author)The Afsluitdijk (Enclosure Dam) is a main dam that forms the fundamental part of the larger Zuiderzee Works that separates the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Sea, and turning it into the fresh water lake of the IJsselmeer. It protects the central Netherlands from the effects of the North Sea. It was constructed between 1927 and 1933,...student report 2012
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Van Verseveld, H.C.W. (author), Weller, A.H.C. (author), Van Heemst, C. (author), Willems, J.A. (author)Multidisciplinary Master Project In 2006, the Greater Concepción (Chile) experienced major flooding of the River Biobio with millions of dollars worth of damage as a consequence. This event was previously seen as a 1 in a 100 year event by the authorities. These conditions, however, are calculated to have a return period of about 20 years...student report 2012
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Beemsterboer, D. (author), Christophe, J. (author), Scheepjens, R. (author), Veldman, M. (author), Van der Wielen, V. (author)In 2009 the Chinese State Council approved the developing plan for Jiangsu coastal zone that was part of the national developing strategy. The plan set goals to reclaim 21 areas in the Jiangsu coastal zone with main objective to achieve an economical impulse for the Jiangsu province. The Tiaozini reclamation acted as a pilot project and was...student report 2012