Coastal flood protection by a combined nature-based and engineering approach: Modeling the effects of marsh geometry and surrounding dikes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 175, Issue , 2016, Pages 34-45

  Stark, Jeroen ^a   Plancke, Yves ^b   Ides, Stefaan ^c   Meire, Patrick ^a   Temmerman, Stijn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b FLANDERS HYDRAULICS RESEARCH   (Belgium)

^c Antwerp Port Authority   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecosystem based adaptation; Flooding; Hydrodynamic modeling; Marshes; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOOD WAVE; GEOMETRY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; OPTIMIZATION; STORM SURGE; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84962636278     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.03.027     Document Type: Article

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