Abstract
This publication offers an overview of the latest cross-disciplinary developments in the field of Building with Nature (BwN) for the protection of coastal regions. The key philosophy of BwN is the employment of natural processes to serve societal goals, such as flood safety. The starting point is a systems-based approach, making interventions that employ the shaping forces of the natural system to perform measures by self-regulation. Initial pilots of this innovative approach originate from coastal engineering, with the Sand Motor along the coast of South Holland as one of the prime examples. From here, the BwN approach has evolved into a new generation of nature-based hydraulic solutions, such as mangrove forests, coastal reefs, and green dikes.
Highlights
This publication offers an overview of the latest cross-disciplinary developments in the field of Building with Nature (BwN) for the protection of coastal regions
The key philosophy of BwN is the employment of natural processes to serve societal goals, such as flood safety
The starting point is a systems-based approach, making interventions that employ the shaping forces of the natural system to perform measures by self-regulation. Initial pilots of this innovative approach originate from coastal engineering, with the Sand Motor along the coast of South Holland as one of the prime examples
Summary
This publication offers an overview of the latest cross-disciplinary developments in the field of Building with Nature (BwN) for the protection of coastal regions. Ecosystem services and nature-based solutions already express this integral potential of BwN, showing that the reinforcement of supporting services (BwN management of f.e. soil and ecology), safeguards regulating services (such as flood protection) and feeds provisioning (f.e. harvest, wildlife) and cultural services, such as recreation and landscape scenery Another characteristic is the time aspect of. The employment of natural forces introduces a longer timeframe and certain dynamics to the planning process, creating room for adaptation This adaptive quality of BwN is overlooked the most in the current debate about sea level rise: doom scenarios only demonstrate the failure of, or the transition to another ecosystem. Spatial design is on the margins and needs repositioning
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