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Engineering Roles in Building with Nature Interdisciplinary Design
Educational Experiences
Building with Nature (BwN) infrastructure designs are characterised by disciplinary integration, non-linearity, diverse and fluid design requirements, and long-term time frames that balance the limitations of earth’s natural systems and the socio-technical systems created by huma
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This chapter evaluated the educational effects of an international integrative research education program by analyzing the survey of participating students of the NSF PIRE CFRR Program. The survey was conducted from 2016 to 2019, before and after the 2-week research field trip in
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Models over time
Waterloopbos and Mississippi River Basin
The development of knowledge about the mechanism in the delta has had a high dependency on projects and techniques available. During the period from 1930 to 1939, there is a consolidation of the achievements and further development of hydraulic engineering techniques, based on mo
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The Eastern Scheldt Survey
A concise overview of the estuary pre- and post barrier - Part 2: SURVEY
The aim of this survey is to give a concise overview of the pre- and post-barrier functioning of the Eastern Scheldt estuary. The survey builds upon the Eastern Scheldt Memo (dated March 2016), which explored possible sources and shortlisted leading publications, key institutes a
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The Eastern Scheldt Survey
A concise overview of the estuary pre- and post barrier - Part 1: MEMO
The aim of this survey is to give a concise overview of the pre- and post-barrier functioning of the Eastern Scheldt estuary. The survey builds upon the Eastern Scheldt Memo (dated March 2016), which explored possible sources and shortlisted leading publications, key institutes a
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Hurricane Harvey Report
A fact-finding effort in the direct aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in the Greater Houston Region
On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of approximately 200 km/hour. Harvey caused severe damages in coastal Texas due to extreme winds and storm surge, but will go down in history for record-
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Mapping the Flood Vulnerability of Residential Structures
Cases from The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and the United States
Floods are consistently ranked as the most financially devastating natural disasters worldwide. Recent flood events in the Netherlands, Caribbean, and US have drawn attention to flood risks resulting from pluvial and fluvial sources. Despite shared experiences with flooding, thes
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Mapping the Flood Vulnerability of Residential Structures
Cases from The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and the United States
Floods are consistently ranked as the most financially devastating natural disasters worldwide. Recent flood events in the Netherlands, Caribbean, and US have drawn attention to flood risks resulting from pluvial and fluvial sources. Despite shared experiences with flooding, thes
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Mapping the Flood Vulnerability of Residential Structures
Cases from The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and the United States
Floods are consistently ranked as the most financially devastating natural disasters worldwide. Recent flood events in the Netherlands, Caribbean, and US have drawn attention to flood risks resulting from pluvial and fluvial sources. Despite shared experiences with flooding, thes
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Coastal Flood Risk Reduction
The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast
Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast represents the culmination of a 5-year international research and education partnership funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and more than 10 years of collaboration between Dutch and U.S. f
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Coastal Flood Risk Reduction
The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast
Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.S. Upper Texas Coast represents the culmination of a 5-year international research and education partnership funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and more than 10 years of collaboration between Dutch and U.S. f
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HOUSTON, we’ve got a problem
Introduction program case Houston Galveston Bay Region, Texas (USA)
Various interesting tools were used and/or developed to stimulate knowledge integration in the Multifunctional Flood Defenses program. This chapter will present a diverse collection of these tools, hopefully stimulating others to consider using some of them in future.@en
Design of transformative education and authentic learning projects
Experiences and lessons learned from an international multidisciplinary research and education program on flood risk reduction
As there is increasing emphasis on transformative education and authentic learning in interdisciplinary research projects, it is meaningful to investigate how to effectively design a multidisciplinary research and education program to ensure beneficial outcomes for participating
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A five-year research program in one book
Reading guide
Dr. Baukje Kothuis was a Postdoc in the STW-MFFD program at the Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management, TU Delft in the project ‘Integrated design’. Currently she works at the Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences as a researcher in the NWO Program ‘Integral & sustainabl
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Addicks and Barker Dams
An optimization to minimize damage due to flooding
The Addicks and Barker Reservoirs, built in the forties, are located in Houston and collect precipitation and run-off from upstream areas to reduce flood risks along Buffalo Bayou to protect downtown Houston. During Hurricane Harvey (August 25 - August 30, 2017), the precipitation
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Integral Design of Multifunctional Flood Defenses
Multidisciplinary Approaches and Examples
Multifunctional flood defenses protect areas against flooding, but
serve other functions as well. Although these types of defenses
can be seen almost everywhere, they pose special technical and
governance challenges.
This book is about a unique interdisciplinary research program
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Integral Design of Multifunctional Flood Defenses
Multidisciplinary Approaches and Examples
Multifunctional flood defenses protect areas against flooding, but
serve other functions as well. Although these types of defenses
can be seen almost everywhere, they pose special technical and
governance challenges.
This book is about a unique interdisciplinary research program
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Voices on Sustainable Ports in Africa
Stories from Tema Port, Ghana
Ports provide an essential link to the world market, enabling countries to trade their goods and strengthen their economies. However, the global and regional benefits of port developments do not always translate into benefits to local stakeholders. There is often a mismatch betwe
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Floodproof Galveston
A multidisciplinary project on flood risk and exploration of effective mitigation measures for the City of Galveston
In the past, Galveston Island has suffered from several tropical storms and hurricanes. Some of them have had a tremendous impact on the City of Galveston and its inhabitants. Two recent hurricanes, Ike (2008) and Harvey (2017), caused significant damage and struck the city in di
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Urban Ecosystem Participation in Extraction Landscapes
‘Extraction Ecologies’
The ecological, climate and urban crisis globally takes place in anthropocene landscapes. Human settlement interacts with the landscape in creating a new topography and draw on resources. This explorative research looked into four landscapes of extraction, drink water, geothermal
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