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| Climate Adaptation in Coastal Areas | 1 januari 2018 | Governments, business, NGOs and society have a need to adapt to climate change effects, like sea level rise, extreme weather and pluvial flooding, drought and heat stress. Delta areas are important areas for trade, industry, agriculture living, recreation and nature. The combination of all these functions in the scarce space available makes delta areas and societies vulnerable for climate change effects. This living lab Climate Adaptation focuses on the transition towards climate proof and water robust delta areas. The research is applied and multidisciplinary, The aim is to develop together with the relevant actors new instruments for climate adaptation, including enhanced assessments of risk and impact, innovative technological and/or social solutions, and governance arrangements. | |
| Dealing with competing spatial claims in delta’s | 1 januari 2018 | With increasing world population and the global warming, the pressure on coastal areas increases. More and more space is needed to meet the demands for safety, food production, energy, recreation, housing, transport and nature. Seas and oceans are drivers for the economy and have great potential for innovation and growth. Increasing production of seafood may sometimes conflict with other users of coastal areas. Especially in near shore areas this can be a major threshold for growth and innovation in the aquaculture sector. There is a need for new concepts in spatial planning how to combine functions in near shore areas. The Oosterschelde, located in the Southwestern Delta in the Netherlands, is an important shellfish production site. In this Living Lab new concepts of combining functions in technical, policy and administrative sense. | |
| Maintenance and asset management | 1 september 2019 | The Oosterschelde basin and area are central in this project.
Sea level rise due to climate change will have its impact on the safety of Oosterschelde area and the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier. In the long term the present system and management will not be able to guarantee the safety of the Oosterschelde area. On top of the safety issue, there are also changing societal demands and unforeseen effects of the Delta Works. Rijkswaterstaat is in need of new strategy to ensure the safety and take the ecological and economical demands into account. We will use a sea level rise scenario (e.g., 150 cm in 2100) that is beyond the capability of the storm surge barrier. After a problem analysis the students will design a future scenario that deals with (future) safety, ecology and economy requirements of the various stakeholders. Next, the students will use backcasting to design a roadmap that will lead the stakeholders to this desired future scenario. |
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| Natural capital and harbor developments | 1 oktober 2018 | 1 februari 2019 | The Western Scheldt is one of the busiest shipping lines in Europe and provides access to ports in Antwerp, Genth, Terneuzen en Vlissingen. The port activities continue to grow. As a consequence, spatial claims and dredging activities cause pressure on the natural capital of the estuary and require compensation. In port Vlissingen-east, for instance, an extension of quays will take place and will be combined with a nature development in the Schorerpolder next to the port. In Living lab Schorerpolder stakeholders will develop alternatives in area layout and share ideas about the role of ecosystem services. |
| Robust Water Systems | 1 januari 2010 | 31 december 2025 | Fresh water availability, supply and buffering in a saline environment, with increasing fresh water stress. Low coastal areas like the Netherlands and Belgium experience salt water intrusion and therefore limited sources of fresh water. In the south-western region of the Netherlands fresh water is obtained from the Biesbosch basins, which are located at least 100 km from the consumers. These consumers are industry, households and agriculture/livestock. With increasing fluctuations in precipitation and (likely) sea level rise, this fresh water stress is very likely to increase in the (near) future. In order to decrease the dependence on remote fresh water sources, and thus increase local resilience, precipitation should be better collected and preserved, instead of immediate discharge to the (saline) sea, which is currently done to prevent flooding. Integrating fresh water storage and supply with spatial planning, while maintaining or even upgrading the water quality, benefitting all stakeholders is the challenge for current and future delta developments. |