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Room for the river
Room for the River breaks with the traditional Dutch reliance on dike reinforcement in flood risk management. Instead, it seeks solutions by increasing river conveyance by opening up more room for the water to flow through.
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Marker Wadden, the making of a bird paradise
Covering 70,000 hectares, the Markermeer is one of the biggest nature areas and freshwater lakes in the Netherlands and Europe. Nevertheless, in ecological terms the Markermeer has problems: there are no natural marshlands or riverbanks.
Salt marsh development Marconi, Delfzijl
COASTAL CHALLENGES AT DELFZIJL
Room for the river
Room for the River breaks with the traditional Dutch reliance on dike reinforcement in flood risk management. Instead, it seeks solutions by increasing river conveyance by opening up more room for the water to flow through.
Dutch consortium delivers Mekong delta plan, Vietnam
17 Dec 2013
Reinforcement Houtrib dike and development nature reserve Trintelzand
Royal HaskoningDHV has been selected by Rijkswaterstaat (the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management) for the Houtrib dike reinforcement.
Mud motor Koehoal
Harbours are prone to accumulation of mud on the bottom and need to be dredged. What if we could optimise dredging and disposal strategies such that we can facilitate natural development of important habitat areas?
Research program natural Lake Marken – wetland pilot
Royal HaskoningDHV conducted the program NMIJ (‘Natuurlijker Markermeer IJmeer’) with the purpose to advise the government on measures to obtain a durable robust ecological situation in the second largest fresh water lake in the Netherlands.
Measurement campaign turbidity Ems estuary, The Netherlands
The Ems estuary has a surplus of mud which disrupts the ecosystem. The high turbidity of the estuary hinders algae growth at the bottom of the food chain.