The relevance of in-between: repositioning the role of the urban and peri-urban of the Dutch Flanders region into the larger transition of the Scheldt Delta

The region of Dutch Flanders is facing several challenges related to regional imbalances and perception of decline. It is located in between the Scheldt river estuary and the region of Flanders in Belgium which is providing unique opportunities, but also causing frictions and risk. Its peri-urban and urban areas under pressure are located in...

Catching People?: How to deal with shrinkage at the Dutch countryside

During the past 200 years urban planning mainly focused on managing the growth of the urban fabric. However, an increasing amount of areas are facing with shrinkage. This will provoke new types of interventions and strategies in order to deal with the different consequences and effects of the shrinkage.

Zeewaartse versterkingen Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen; Haalbaarheid zeewaartse versterkingen ter plaatse van Breskens en Cadzand-Bad

Door het Projectbureau Zwakke Schakels Zeeland worden voor de verschillende kustsecties in Zeeuwsch-Vlaanderen de mogelijke oplossingsrichtingen op een rij gezet. Voor een tweetal kustsecties, namelijk bij Breskens en Cadzand-Bad wordt hierbij ook gedacht aan zogenaamde zeewaartse oplossingen. In de voorliggende studie is voor deze secties de...