Zandmotor
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Zandmotor is an innovative man-made sand peninsula along the Dutch North Sea coast designed to harness natural currents and waves for large-scale, sustainable coastal protection and beach nourishment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial peninsula
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coastal engineering project ⓘ coastal protection measure ⓘ mega-nourishment ⓘ |
| area | approximately 128 hectares ⓘ |
| coastalManagementStrategy | soft engineering ⓘ |
| coastalStretchProtected | approximately 17 kilometers ⓘ |
| coastType | Dutch North Sea coast ⓘ |
| completionDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| designedBy | Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
Building with Nature
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harnessing natural currents and waves ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Deltares
NERFINISHED
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EcoShape consortium NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of South Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expectedLifetime | approximately 20 years ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Dutch national government
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Province of South Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Sand Motor
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Zandmotor Delfland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
dune growth
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sediment transport along the coast ⓘ |
| innovationType |
nature-based solution
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sustainable coastal management ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Kijkduin
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Ter Heijde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Holland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Delft
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The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| method | mega-scale sand nourishment ⓘ |
| monitoringProgram |
ecological monitoring
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long-term morphological monitoring ⓘ recreational use monitoring ⓘ |
| municipality | Westland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMunicipality | The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2011-11-24 ⓘ |
| provides |
habitat for coastal species
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recreational beach area ⓘ |
| purpose |
beach nourishment
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climate adaptation ⓘ coastal protection ⓘ dune reinforcement ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | international example of nature-based coastal defense ⓘ |
| sandVolume | approximately 21.5 million cubic meters ⓘ |
| width | approximately 1 kilometer ⓘ |
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