Building with Nature
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Vooral delta’s zijn ontvankelijk voor fenomenen als klimaatverandering, zeespiegelstijging en natuurrampen. Daarom is kustverdediging belangrijk in deze gebieden. De ervaring heeft geleerd dat natuurlijke oplossingen veerkrachtiger zijn om verstoringen te weerstaan. Het lectoraat Building with Nature onderzoekt hoe je in de kustverdediging zoveel mogelijk gebruik kunt maken van de natuur, zodat het naast veiligheid ook mogelijkheden biedt voor recreatie?
Nederland heeft voor een groot deel een zandige kust van strand en duinen. Zo’n kust kan in stand blijven door het samenspel van zand, wind, golven en stroming. Een voorbeeld van een Building with Nature-benadering is het aanvullen van het tekort aan zand waarna het aan de natuur wordt overgelaten om de kust in stand te houden. Extra voordeel is dat je op het strand kunt recreëren.
Dijken
Naast zandige kusten heeft Nederland dijken. Voorbeelden van Building with Nature-oplossingen in dit soort gebieden zijn kunstmatige oesterriffen of het herstel van schorren waardoor de golfaanval op de dijk wordt verminderd. De onderzoeksgroep doet ook onderzoek naar het verhogen van natuurwaarden op de dijken zelf. De onderzoekers werken veel op locatie, in het veld of in het laboratorium.
De lectoren zijn Tjeerd Bouma en Wietse van de Lageweg.- Missie
- Ontwikkeling van, onderzoek naar en onderwijs over toepasbare oplossingen voor het gebruik en de productie van ecosysteemdiensten als een functioneel onderdeel van de natte infrastructuur.
- Doelstelling
- Gebruik maken van natuurlijke processen, niet alleen om de waterveiligheid te verbeteren, maar ook om natuurlijke waarden aan de gebieden toe te voegen. Dit gebeurt in samenwerking met verschillende lokale, regionale, nationale en internationale partners. Hiermee hopen we te bereiken dat de kennis van wetenschappelijk onderzoek wordt benut voor praktische oplossingen, dat onderzoek en onderwijs worden gecombineerd en dat nationale en internationale partners samenwerken.
- Lector
- Wietse van de Lageweg, Tjeerd Bouma
- Contactpersoon
- Wietse van de Lageweg
- HZ-thema's
- Water, Voeding
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Building with Nature
Onderzoekers
Kernprojecten
| Project | Samenvatting | Startdatum | Einddatum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buitendijkse Maatregelen | In order to create a new nature area which can be categorized as an intertidal area with low flow dynamics multiple horizontal dykes will be placed in the Westernscheldt near the Baalhoek and Knuitershoek. This project is used as a monitoring program that focuses on the ecological changes, changes in sedimentation and changes in flow velocity. Research type: Field research | maart 1, 2017 | december 31, 2022 |
| C-SCAPE- Sandy strategies for sustainable coastal climate change adaptation | Sand suppletions are one of the most important and most used techniques against flooding. While offering protection, they also form unique opportunities for nature and civilization. Due to climate change a heavy increase in the volume of sand suppletions is visible. The living labs are focused on two large scale projects focusing on coastal protection (the sandmotor and Hondsbossche Duinen). Within these living labs additional measurements will be taken in order to give better insight into the morphological, ecological and societal effect of large scale sand suppletions in order to design better flood protection measurements in the future. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | oktober 1, 2019 | oktober 31, 2024 |
| Meerwaarde met Mosselen | Musselbanks that stick out of the water during low tide have shown to be a positive addition to the environment. Sadly these structures have decreased or even disappeared over time. Bringing them back would be an improvement for coastal defense (it decreases the erosion in an area), natural value (birds, crabs and other wildlife are often found in these areas with a high food availability) and economy (mussel farmers could use a portion of the plots for cultivating and selling mussels). 'Added value with Mussels' looks at the best strategy to bringing back these types of musselbanks. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | januari 1, 2015 | december 31, 2020 |
| Perkpolder- De overgang van een zoetwaterlandbouwgebied naar een zoutwaternatuurgebied | When the project started the business of depoldering was quite unusual. There was little to no information on restoring salt marshes, thus the impact of the transition from fresh water to salt water and introduction of sedimentation and erosion is still unknown. The project Perkpolder was developed to fill in this gap of knowledge and get more experience on this topic. Perkpolder focusses on the question whether or not the new nature area adds value to the tidal environment in the Western Scheldt. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | december 7, 2015 | december 31, 2024 |
| Polder2C's | Polder2C’s aims at improving knowledge on flood resilience and climate change adaptation of the current and future generations. This is achieved through a series of experiments on levee stability and effectiveness of flood emergency countermeasures in the Hedwige-Prosper polder, a unique cross-country test site of 6 Km2 on the boarder of Belgium and the Netherlands. Insights acquired in the field will be incorporated in international guidelines for practitioners and in educational curricula. The project offers opportunities for students to be involved in field activities. | december 1, 2019 | september 30, 2022 |
| RAAK Publiek- Low cost monitoring with high tech innovators | As a result of the Natura 2000 measures taken by the Dutch government to improve natural habitats around the country the monitoring of various (protected) areas has become more important. To make this process more efficient the project 'Low cost monitoring with high tech innovations' looks into the opportunities for new technologies to help make monitoring faster and/or more accurate. This is done by testing various new techniques in the field and comparing them to the traditional monitoring protocols. | januari 1, 2018 | mei 31, 2021 |
| Rammegors Tidal Restoration | In order to protect the Netherlands from the impacts of climate change, the Dutch government placed a variety of dikes, dams and barriers to the low-lying Southwestern delta. This has led to quite some changes within Eastern Scheldt. A strong decrease in intertidal areas is one of the consequences of the addition of hard structures into the Eastern Scheldt. This is mainly due to an imbalance between the excisting morphology and tempered tides, also called a 'sand deficit problem'. The project 'Rammegors Tidal Restoration' focusses on the creation of a new intertidal area. Research type: field research, desk analysis | december 7, 2015 | december 31, 2024 |
| Spelen met Stroom(ing) | Research has shown that the Grevelingen Lake is slowly loosing its biodiversity. One way to prevent further loss is opening up the lake to tidal influence again. This will not only form an opportunity for nature to restore itself, but it also gives opportunities to install tidal powerplants in order to generate more green power. However, opening up the lake will also set other changes and processes in motion. One of the aspects is erosion of the lake banks. With lab experiments the erosion rate at different locations in around the Grevelingen lake is determined and the results are used to make a prediction of the total erosion after the opening of the lake. Research type: desk analysis, lab research | februari 1, 2020 | mei 31, 2021 |
| Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC) | Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC) is an Interreg 2 Seas program, this means research is done by various partners in and around the Netherlands. In this project the United kingdom, France and Belgium are involved next to partners in the Netherlands. SARCC focusses on integrating nature-based solutions into coastal management and policy making. This is in the form of stand alone projects, are Nature based solution-hybrids. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | november 1, 2017 | januari 31, 2022 |
| Underwater Laboratory | The underwater laboratory consists of 12 concrete basins in front of the NIOZ building in Yerseke. All of them are still in contact with the Easternscheldt during high tide. Within these basins research into how to enhance biodiversity on hard substrates like dykes and other man-made structures. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | september 23, 2019 | december 31, 2024 |
| Verdiepende Monitoring Schorverjonging Zuidgors | Older wetlands often dominated by one type of vegetation. The result is homogenius landscapes and a limited biodiversity in flora. In order to meet the standards set by the Natura 2000 agreement, which gives rules and guidelines for habitat restoration and nature conservation in the Netherlands, wetlands have to undergo changes in order to increase the biodiversity. The changes brought forth by rejuvenation projects will be monitored in 'Verdiepende Monitoring Schorverjonging Zuidgors'. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | september 2, 2019 | september 29, 2023 |
| Zon op Water | Measuring the environmental and societal impact of floatovoltaic systems in lake Westvoorne. This is done through a series of monitoring sessions on the chemical, biological and physical changes and several surveys focused on the stakeholders present in the area. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | juni 1, 2020 | december 31, 2021 |
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Projecten
| Project | Samenvatting | Startdatum | Einddatum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meerwaarde met Mosselen | Musselbanks that stick out of the water during low tide have shown to be a positive addition to the environment. Sadly these structures have decreased or even disappeared over time. Bringing them back would be an improvement for coastal defense (it decreases the erosion in an area), natural value (birds, crabs and other wildlife are often found in these areas with a high food availability) and economy (mussel farmers could use a portion of the plots for cultivating and selling mussels). 'Added value with Mussels' looks at the best strategy to bringing back these types of musselbanks. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | januari 1, 2015 | december 31, 2020 |
| Polder2C's | Polder2C’s aims at improving knowledge on flood resilience and climate change adaptation of the current and future generations. This is achieved through a series of experiments on levee stability and effectiveness of flood emergency countermeasures in the Hedwige-Prosper polder, a unique cross-country test site of 6 Km2 on the boarder of Belgium and the Netherlands. Insights acquired in the field will be incorporated in international guidelines for practitioners and in educational curricula. The project offers opportunities for students to be involved in field activities. | december 1, 2019 | september 30, 2022 |
| Rammegors Tidal Restoration | In order to protect the Netherlands from the impacts of climate change, the Dutch government placed a variety of dikes, dams and barriers to the low-lying Southwestern delta. This has led to quite some changes within Eastern Scheldt. A strong decrease in intertidal areas is one of the consequences of the addition of hard structures into the Eastern Scheldt. This is mainly due to an imbalance between the excisting morphology and tempered tides, also called a 'sand deficit problem'. The project 'Rammegors Tidal Restoration' focusses on the creation of a new intertidal area. Research type: field research, desk analysis | december 7, 2015 | december 31, 2024 |
| Spelen met Stroom(ing) | Research has shown that the Grevelingen Lake is slowly loosing its biodiversity. One way to prevent further loss is opening up the lake to tidal influence again. This will not only form an opportunity for nature to restore itself, but it also gives opportunities to install tidal powerplants in order to generate more green power. However, opening up the lake will also set other changes and processes in motion. One of the aspects is erosion of the lake banks. With lab experiments the erosion rate at different locations in around the Grevelingen lake is determined and the results are used to make a prediction of the total erosion after the opening of the lake. Research type: desk analysis, lab research | februari 1, 2020 | mei 31, 2021 |
| Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC) | Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC) is an Interreg 2 Seas program, this means research is done by various partners in and around the Netherlands. In this project the United kingdom, France and Belgium are involved next to partners in the Netherlands. SARCC focusses on integrating nature-based solutions into coastal management and policy making. This is in the form of stand alone projects, are Nature based solution-hybrids. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | november 1, 2017 | januari 31, 2022 |
| Verdiepende Monitoring Schorverjonging Zuidgors | Older wetlands often dominated by one type of vegetation. The result is homogenius landscapes and a limited biodiversity in flora. In order to meet the standards set by the Natura 2000 agreement, which gives rules and guidelines for habitat restoration and nature conservation in the Netherlands, wetlands have to undergo changes in order to increase the biodiversity. The changes brought forth by rejuvenation projects will be monitored in 'Verdiepende Monitoring Schorverjonging Zuidgors'. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | september 2, 2019 | september 29, 2023 |
| Zon op Water | Measuring the environmental and societal impact of floatovoltaic systems in lake Westvoorne. This is done through a series of monitoring sessions on the chemical, biological and physical changes and several surveys focused on the stakeholders present in the area. Research type: field research, desk analysis, lab research | juni 1, 2020 | december 31, 2021 |
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