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Remmers, J. (author), Muller, J.R.M. (author), van Montfort, R. (author), Jaspers Focks, T. (author), Vijn, P. (author), Dorrepaal, S. (author), van Wijngaarden, M. (author)
In 2015 Georgetown, Guyana suffered from major flooding due to heavy rainfall. The use of a centuries-old agricultural drainage system for the urban drainage of the largest urbanized area of Guyana, poses problems considering flood safety. In 2016 a report was published by a ‘Dutch Risk Reduction Team’ (DRR Team) with recommendations on how to...
student report 2016
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Dorrepaal, S.G. (author)
The Netherlands are protected against extreme high waters from the sea by an ingenious system of barriers. One of the most famous ones is the Maeslant barrier in the New Waterway near the port of Rotterdam. This barrier however, is subject to discussion, as it might not function as intended, because of the following reasons. It has a very low...
master thesis 2016