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Dieren en planten

Water en land

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Land reclamation   Shifting the coastline   
Haakse sea dike, Ecomare

Shifting the coastline

The Haakse sea dike is a plan made by Rob van den Haak and Pieter Stokman, two pensioned engineers. Their plan evolved from the awareness that relatively small expansions of the Holland coastline, such as the Maas Plain and the harbour piers of IJmuiden, lea to a significant amount of coastal erosion elsewhere. A new dike, beginning by the tip of Walcheren and further up around 25 kilometers from the present coast, would help solve this problem. The land would not be reclaimed behind the dike, but there would be room for islands for habitation, a second airport, expansion of the Maas Plain and windmill parks. The lagoons would be important for water storage as well as generating tidal energy.

  • Blue islands

    Dutch dredgers have been building islands off the coast of Dubai in recent years. Technically speaking, it is also quite possible to do that along the coast of Holland. The shores lying behind such artificial islands would be protected better and new nature could develop.
    There are various ways to build artificial islands. A ring dike can be constructed far off the coast, reclaiming and raising the area created. Another option is to spout sand onto the sea floor until an island takes shape. The side open to the sea is reinforced with a dike or artificial dunes. A lot of sand, dredged up from vulnerable areas in the North Sea, is necessary to build such a series of islands.

  • Blue islands

    Dutch dredgers have been building islands off the coast of Dubai in recent years. Technically speaking, it is also quite possible to do that along the coast of Holland. The shores lying behind such artificial islands would be protected better and new nature could develop.
    There are various ways to build artificial islands. A ring dike can be constructed far off the coast, reclaiming and raising the area created. Another option is to spout sand onto the sea floor until an island takes shape. The side open to the sea is reinforced with a dike or artificial dunes. A lot of sand, dredged up from vulnerable areas in the North Sea, is necessary to build such a series of islands.

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