Coastlines and People Web Panel: Netherland Beach Replenishments in Sand Motor

October 8, 2020 12:00pm to 1:30pm iCal Google Calendar

The Sand Motor is an innovative intervention to protect low-lying coastal zones from sea level rise impacts. It involved 21.5 million cubic meters of sand extracted ten kilometers offshore and deposited along the coast, to form a hook-shaped peninsula of 128 ha, including a dune lake and a lagoon. This ‘mega-nourishment’ follows the Building with Nature approach.

The amount of deposited sand acts as a buffer against sea level rise. The approach reduces the frequency of disturbances of local ecosystems caused by regular sand nourishment interventions, while also providing new areas for nature and new opportunity for recreational activities.

Since the construction of the Sand Motor in 2011, the sand has indeed spread along the coast, with coastal accretion both to the south and the north. The San Motor was designed to provide sand replenishment for the Delfland Coast for the next 20 years.

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Moderator: William Nardin (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science)

Panelists:

  • Matthieu de Schippers (TU – Delft), Assistant Professor, Hydraulic engineering and geoscience
  • Alexander van Oudenhoven (Leiden University), Assistant Professor, Ecology and ecosystem services
  • Marcel Taal (Deltares), Researcher and Project Manager, Coastal and estuarine policy and management
  • William Veatch (USACE), Hydrologist, Climate preparedness planning and adaptation

This Innovations in Nature-Based Systems for Coastal Protection web panel series brings together distinguished panels of experts to discuss projects that are at the forefront of nature-based coastal hazard reduction systems in the U.S. and around the world. Scientists, engineers, and managers working on these projects will discuss successes and lessons learned, including their planning and implementation and engagement with the community.

Hosted by the NSF-sponsored Coastlines and People (CoPe) Research Coordination Network, all web panels occur noon-1:30 p.m. EST. Please register at the link above. Contact Dr. Ming Li at mingli@umces.edu, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, if you have any questions.