Natuurvriendelijke waterkeringen langs de Westerschelde: Handreiking voor integraal beheer

In dit rapport staat een integrale benadering van het beheer van zeedijken centraal. Aandachtspunten zijn behoud van cultuurhistorische waarden en behoud en ontwikkeling van natuurwaarden, waaronder die in de getijdezone (litoraal) en de vegetaties van zoutplanten in het supra-litoraal. In dit rapport wordt geen aandacht besteed aan...

Vietnam coastal zone vulnerability assessment and first steps towards integrated coastal zone management

Saemankeum Comprehensive Tideland Reclamation Project: Feasibility Study on Hydraulic Filling of Seadikes

The Saemankeum Comprehensive Tideland Reclamation Project has as objective the reclamation of the extensive tidal flats in the estuaries of Dongjin river and Mankyung river for, among others, agricultural, urban and industrial use. The project includes the construction of a number of closure dams with a total length of some 34 km. Due to the...

Safety against inundation: The dutch approach

The most urbanized part of the Netherlands is situated below sea level and is protected by dikes. By act of parliament allowable inundation frequencies for each part of the country are fixed. In case of two dangers (river run-off and storm surge) it is a problem to determine design values for dikes. Guidelines are developed to solve these...