Effective coastal engineering is expensive, but it is not as costly as neglect or ineffective
intervention. Good practice needs to be based on sound principles, but theoretical work and …

Abstract Knowledge about the distribution and diversity of wetlands has become an
essential tool for environmental management and policy-making. Yet, while recent estimates …

Multifunctional use of flood defences is seen as a promising solution for improving the
synergy between flood protection and urban development. Combining the functions can …

In the present work, a methodological framework, based on nonstationary extreme value
analysis of nearshore sea-state parameters, is proposed for the identification of climate …

Long infrastructures, like flood defense levees, built upon diverse soils, often face complex
landslide failures. Risk assessments for such structures involve evaluating slope stability …

The present work aims at presenting an approach on implementing appropriate mitigation
measures for the upgrade of rubble mound breakwaters protecting harbors and/or marinas …

Climate change will alter wave and water level conditions and hence affect the vulnerability
of coastal defence structures. The likely changes in vulnerability are important to the …

It is not uncommon for a flood defence to be combined with other societal uses as a
multifunctional flood defence, from housing in urban areas to nature conservation in rural …

This book delineates the methods required by government agencies for river and sea
defense design and flood defense system management and demonstrates how to evaluate …

The very existence of the Netherlands and its prosperity is tightly linked and dependent on
provision of sufficient and reliable flood protection. The risk of flooding is expected to rise as …