Coastal protection in the Mekong Delta: Investigation of shore nourishment and mangroves as Building with Nature solutions

To help to provide a desperately needed coastal protection strategy for the Mekong Delta in Vietnam this research looks into the possibilities for natural and sustainable coastal defence systems, including mangroves and active sediment management, such as a nourishment. The coastline of the Mekong Delta suffers from severe erosion and mangrove...

Coastal changes, caused by a shallow water sanddam in front of the Delfland coast

Along tht coastline at Ter Heijde, near Delft, a dam parallel to the coast in shallow water will be constructed havlng a horizontal crest at the level NAP -3 m on the landward side, merging into the existing coastal profile and having on the seaward side a slope 1:20. The dam will have a length of 1.5 km (fig. 1). This work will be carried out...