Field excursion through the Rhine delta and Holland coastal plain: A populated coastal-deltaic plain under threat of sea-level rise

Abstract

Field guide produced for iSLR2018 ECR conference Impacts of Sea-Level Rise-August 2018. Redaction: K.M. Cohen (UU), K. Koster (TNO-GSN). With contributions from: T. de Ridder (VLAK Vlaardingen), M.P. Hijma, P.C. Vos (Deltares), J. Huijzer (ADC), R. Isarin (Crevasse Advies), M.M. Sier, J.M. Moree (BOOR Rotterdam), A. Slangen (NIOZ), W.H.J. Toonen (KU Leuven), R. Barnett (U. Exeter). Text, 36 figures, references, logistic information. Topics: Lek River and weir Hagestein; Polder Albasserwaard. UNESCO World Heritage site Kinderdijk. Rhine delta and Holland coastal plain geology, sea-level history, palaeogeography. Rotterdam delta city and harbour. Polder ‘De Vergulde Hand’, Vlaardingen [Main Stop: Impacts of relative sea-level rise in present developments, in (pre)historic times, over Holocene geological history. Storm surge barrier ‘Maeslantkering’ hard engineering. Mega-nourishment ‘Sand Engine’ soft engineering.