Climate change is expected to have a large impact on coastal cities all around the world. Due to the expected sea level rise for coastal regions new flood defense policies are developed, with emphasis on risk assessment and a multifunctional approach to strengthening existing coastal defenses. Most climate …

For centuries the Netherlands had struggled against water. After years of struggle the Netherlands had turned from a swampy and unstable river delta into an orderly country with a strong agricultural image. Since 1990, however, the Netherlands are no longer primarily known as the country that reclaimed …

Development aid is a sector that raises many discussions on whether it stimulates a developing country, or holds back economic progress. Most discussions are about bilateral aid, aid given from the government of a donor country, for example the Netherlands, to a government of a partner country, for example …

De problemen in de huidige situatie van het beheer en onderhoud van de het winterbed van de Overijsselse Vecht zijn versnippering, verruiging winterbed, stijging maatschappelijke beheerkosten en een gebrek aan lange-termijn-perspectief voor de landbouw. Het totale winterbed van de Vecht is ongeveer 4400 …