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Brugmans, J. (author), Van Dijk, R. (author), Van der Lans, J. (author), Loeffen, R. (author), Wagner, J. (author)Waihi Beach is a village consisting out of 2300 inhabitants, located in the Bay of Plenty on the North Island of New Zealand. It can be seen as a 9 km long tombolo beach. Dunes used to protect most of the land, but have decreased in size through natural erosive processes and through urban development in the dune areas. The long and short-term...student report 2003
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Van den Berg, B. (author), Eelkema, M. (author), Smith, M. (author), Van To, P. (author)Master project report. In the year 2004 there was a flooding in an area between Da'an River and Dajia River in Taichung County, Taiwan. The flooding was caused by outlets which were clogged up, thus lacking the capacity to discharge the amount of rainwater that the typhoon caused into the sea. A survey conducted by the project group, showed that...student report 2006
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Dijkshoorn, G.W. (author), Dupuits, E.J.C. (author), Nieuwboer, B.J. (author), Zwanenburg, S.A.A. (author)After giving a short general introduction on the area and the general problems in that area, this report starts with an extensive list of relevant boundary conditions for the Jabodetabek area in chapter 2. The most notable parts of this chapter are the large subsidence for Jakarta and the river discharges in the Jabodetabek area. While still...student report 2010
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Slijk, R.V. (author), Schadee, L.W. (author), Knook, P.P. (author), Van der Salm, G.L.S. (author), Notenboom, P.D. (author)Manado City is growing, its population is increasing. This demands the city to grow outside its borders and even into the sea by using land reclamation. Introducing new challenges or making challenges bigger, which are already present. Not only growth is present in the city, going forward and becoming better and better is an on-going fight for...student report 2011
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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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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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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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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 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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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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Jager, T. (author), Smoor, A.C. (author), Tiehatten, B.M.H. (author), Wester, F.E. (author)Iquique is an important city in the northern of Chile. For the coast of Iquique a seismic gap with a return period of 111 ± 33 years is present. Since the last big event in 1877 only 20 % of the accumulated seismic slip is released. The configuration of Iquique is such that a large future earthquake and subsequent tsunami would generate a...student report 2015
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Peters, T. (author), Jongerius, Y.R. (author), Franken, J.T. (author), Ponsioen, L.A. (author), Tieleman, O.C. (author)The Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon system, lying in the Thua Thien-Hue province in central Vietnam, is affected by a tropical monsoon climate. This among others is the reason the Cau Hai Lagoon area has a long history of floods and other water related problems. Inhabitants are very dependent on the lagoon, as the main sources of income of people...student report 2015
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Gijon, A. (author), Kala, Y. (author), Monteban, D. (author), Sasikumar, A. (author), Songy, G. (author)Voorne-Putten is an island located in the delta region of the Netherlands. The island is surrounded by a dike ring which consists of dikes, dunes, and hydraulic structures. The flood risk in Voorne-Putten was assessed to be unacceptable according to the measure of local individual risk. The maximum allowable local individual risk in the...student report 2015
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Pearson, S. (author), Alhaddad, S. (author), Amarachaharam, T. (author), Darnall, J. (author), Samardzija, I. (author), Serrano, A.M. (author)CIE4061 Multidisciplinary Project: We were tasked with determining the feasibility of dike compartments to mitigate flood risk in Schouwen-Duiveland, The Netherlands. The primary dike protecting the polder of Bruinisse is vulnerable to piping failure, leading to a high probability of flooding. In the event of a flood, the small but deep polder...student report 2015
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Van Miltenburg, M. (author), De Way, M. (author), Cornelissen, D. (author), Van Osselen, K. (author), Ziel, R. (author), Van de Ven, M. (author)Cartagena is a city located at the Caribbean coast of Colombia, founded in 1533 by the Spanish. Its population consists over one million inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in Colombia. Due to its strategic location, the port of Cartagena has grown into the largest port of the Caribbean coast, making it very important for the Colombian...student report 2015
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Crielaard, R. (author), Keulers, B. (author), Koudstaal, K. (author), Kox, S. (author), Veerman, M. (author), Vila Santamaria, R. (author)Part I concerns the analysis of the infrastructural problems at hand in San Pedro de la Paz. To get insight into the problems first an analysis of the location is made. This analysis involves the geographical characteristics of the city, historical development, land use, infrastructure etc. Based on this analysis a problem description is made....student report 2015
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La Gasse, L.C. (author), Van Rooij, M.I.S. (author), Smits, B.P. (author), Ton, A.M. (author), Velhorst, R.L.C. (author)This report presents a study of the Malecón Tradicional in front of ‘Centro de Havana’ and ‘Havana Vieja’ in the city Havana, Cuba. The objective is to develop a sea defence solution that prevents unacceptable flooding of the hinterland and damage of the Malecón seawall. Implementing the recommended solutions reduces the overtopping sufficiently...student report 2015
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Blom, J. (author), Caminada, I. (author), Colina Alonso, A. (author), Nientker, G. (author), Rijper, H. (author), Stoop, N. (author)The objective of this research is to make a general framework, that when run through one can find a suitable measure to make a particular area in Myanmar flood proof. Myanmar suffers from yearly floods that have a huge impact on the population. Making an area flood proof is therefore one of the objectives of the civilian government. In this...student report 2016
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Aelfers, S.G.L. (author), Bregman, M.C. (author), Gulden, F.J.H. (author), Hoek, J. (author), Maan, C.A. (author), op het Veld, D.J.H.O. (author)Durban is the biggest city of the KwaZulu-Natal province located at the East coast of South-Africa. In South Africa nation wide millions of Rands of damage occur along with tens of casualties as a result of urban flooding. These floods are usually the result of heavy rainfall. In Durban other factors that may contribute to floods are blockage or...student report 2016
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- Godfroy, M. (author), Kersten, R.T.C. (author), Peters, J.H.J. (author), van der Sande, L. (author) student report 2016