Climate-proofing the flood protection of the Netherlands

Geologie en Mijnbouw/Netherlands Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-12

  Vellinga, P ^a   Marinova, N ^a   Van Loon Steensma, J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broad dikes; Climate proof flood protection; Dutch delta committee; Sea level rise; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; FLOOD CONTROL; NINETEENTH CENTURY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649511920     PISSN: 00167746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016774600000974     Document Type: Article

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