The socio-economic impact of sea-level rise on the Netherlands: A study of possible scenarios

1992 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. J. Den Elzen ◽  
J. Rotmans
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Socio Economic Impact

scholarly journals Unit Value Method for Evaluating the Socio-economic Impact of Sea Level Rise in Bangkok Area

1996 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 161-178
Author(s):  
Takahito KUROKI ◽  
Takekazu AKAGIRI
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Unit Value ◽  
Socio Economic Impact

The Economic Impact of Sea-level Rise on Nonmarket Lands in Singapore

AMBIO ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Shiuen Ng ◽  
Robert Mendelsohn
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Sea Level

scholarly journals Neo-Atlantis: The Netherlands under a 5-m sea level rise

2008 ◽  
Vol 91 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 103-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xander Olsthoorn ◽  
Peter van der Werff ◽  
Laurens M. Bouwer ◽  
Dave Huitema
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level

scholarly journals Living with Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change: A Case Study of the Netherlands

2008 ◽  
Vol 242 ◽  
pp. 367-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. VanKoningsveld ◽  
J. P. M. Mulder ◽  
M. J. F. Stive ◽  
L. VanDerValk ◽  
A. W. VanDerWeck
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level

Monitoring of groundwater, morphological and ecological development of the Perkpolder managed realignment following tidal restoration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wietse van de Lageweg ◽  
Joao Salvador de Paiva ◽  
Jebbe van der Werf ◽  
Lodewijk de Vet ◽  
Perry de Louw ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Sediment Dynamics ◽  
Scheldt Estuary ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Managed Realignment ◽  
Tidal Area

<p>Innovative, sustainable and cost-effective coastal protection solutions are required to adapt to environmental change and enhance ecosystem functioning. Managed realignment is an example of an ecosystem engineering coastal management approach motivated by concerns about biological conservation and sea-level rise. It involves relocating the line of defense landward, thereby mimicking what would normally happen with marine environments during a period of sea-level rise. The retreat allows new salt marshes to develop offering a range of ecosystem services. Despite the ongoing execution of managed realignment projects in, amongst others, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain, it remains unclear whether management realignment is able to deliver on the expected socio-economic and environmental benefits.</p><p>Here we report on the short-term (0-4 years) development of physical and ecological processes of the Perkpolder managed realignment area in the Scheldt estuary, the Netherlands, following tidal restoration in 2015. The overarching goal of the Perkpolder project was to realize 75 hectares of low-dynamic tidal nature contributing to Natura2000 conservation goals for the Western Scheldt estuary as well as serving as a compensation measure for the extension of the navigation channel for the Antwerp harbor.</p><p>The Perkpolder managed realignment is considered a unique opportunity to monitor and study the biotic and abiotic changes in an area transforming from a freshwater agricultural area to a tidal saline natural area. An interdisciplinary monitoring framework was set up to record the abiotic and biotic developments of the Perkpolder realignment area, particularly focusing on morphological changes, colonization of the new tidal area by benthic macrofauna and vegetation, and its function as foraging area for water birds. Also the groundwater system is studied and its effect on the surrounding agricultural land.</p><p>A mitigation measure, called ‘SeepCat’, was installed on the border of the new tidal area and the agricultural land to protect the freshwater lens used by farmers for irrigation. The lens was expected to shrink by this local sea level rise. From the groundwater measurements, it was concluded that the SeepCat system was functioning well enough to compensate for the effects of the new tidal area.</p><p>Using a Delft3D numerical model simulation, it was shown that the design of the morphological template has a large impact on the rates of morphological change. Additionally, the sediment import, estimated from SPM concentration and discharge measurements, varied strongly in time, and sediment was also being exported for a number of tides. Controlled laboratory experiments show that seedlings of pioneer marsh plant species survive best in a well-drained soil without sediment dynamics. Yet, seedlings can tolerate some moderate sediment dynamics. From a benthic community perspective, the development of the managed realignment Perkpolder is encouraging. A biologically active intertidal area has formed within a short time frame. Within 3 years, the benthic macroinfaunal community shows a development towards a community found on natural tidal mudflats and is expected to reach a stable community in years rather than decades. The area is also frequently visited by birds, which forage during low tide and rest on the surrounding dikes during high tide.</p>

Sand nourishment strategies to mitigate coastal erosion and sea level rise at the coasts of Holland (The Netherlands) and Aveiro (Portugal) in the 21st century

2018 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 266-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joost Stronkhorst ◽  
Bas Huisman ◽  
Alessio Giardino ◽  
Giorgio Santinelli ◽  
Filipe Duarte Santos
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Coastal Erosion ◽  
Sand Nourishment ◽  
And Sea Level

Using adaptation tipping points to prepare for climate change and sea level rise: a case study in the Netherlands

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 729-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaap C. J. Kwadijk ◽  
Marjolijn Haasnoot ◽  
Jan P. M. Mulder ◽  
Marco M. C. Hoogvliet ◽  
Ad B. M. Jeuken ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Tipping Points ◽  
And Sea Level

scholarly journals Floods Fail in War, Win as Weapon Against Sea Level Rise

Eos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Reed
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Long Run ◽  
And Sea Level

A historical look at flooding used as a war strategy in the Netherlands found that the tactic often failed but, in the long run, has helped to protect the land against future floods and sea level rise.

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