ShoreScape

sustainable co-evolution of the natural and built environment along sandy shores

Abstract (2017)

Authors

S. Nijhuis Landscape Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment
J. van Bergen Landscape Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment
Han Meyer OLD Urban Compositions
Research Group
Landscape Architecture (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2017 K.M. Wijnberg, S. Nijhuis, SJMH Hulscher, J. van Bergen, Han Meyer, B. Hoonhout, M. Janssen, J.D. Hoekstra, A.V. de Groot, P. Goessen, C. van Gelder-Maas
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Published Date

2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Urbanism

Research Group

Landscape Architecture

Abstract

The land-sea interface is a very attractive location for humans to settle. In the case of low lying, sedimentary coastlines this can be a risky location, as these shorelines are inherently dynamic in nature. Accelerating rates of relative sea level rise will increase coastal erosion, creating world-wide growing demands for coastal protection along urbanized shores. Starting point of this project is that the key to sustainably adapt to this situation is to be found in smart, pro-active sediment management using ‘building-with-nature’ (BwN) approaches, rather than in traditional reactive approaches involving expansion of static, hard coastal defense structures.

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