ShoreScape
sustainable co-evolution of the natural and built environment along sandy shores
S Nijhuis (TU Delft - Landscape Architecture)
Janneke van Bergen (TU Delft - Landscape Architecture)
V.J. Meijer (TU Delft - OLD Urban Compositions)
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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.