This platform provides information and knowledge about the Flanders Hydraulics' areas of expertise in 'hydraulics and sediment', 'harbours and waterways', 'hydraulic structures', 'water management' and 'coastal protection' - ranging from Flanders Hydraulics' employees with their expertise, the curriculum of this institution, to publications, projects, data (in the long term) and events in which Flanders Hydraulics is involved.
The main characteristics of the coastal zone are reviewed, especially in relation to the problems it is subject to from the point of view of both natural and human-induced processes. Strategies for adaptation and management are discussed. The different types of activities in coastal areas and the conflicts between them are commented upon; possible lines of action to solve the conflict between development and maintenance of environmental quality are proposed. Planning, in order to adapt human actions to natural processes is considered essential, as well as stricter legislation and control.
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy
