{"id":22384,"date":"2026-02-27T14:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=engagements&#038;p=22384"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:07:05","slug":"n-ewn-seminar-dutch-experience-with-beaches-and-dunes-as-coastal-natural-and-nature-based-features-for-flood-risk-management-an-overview-of-30-years-of-nature-based-coastline-management","status":"publish","type":"engagements","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engagements\/event\/n-ewn-seminar-dutch-experience-with-beaches-and-dunes-as-coastal-natural-and-nature-based-features-for-flood-risk-management-an-overview-of-30-years-of-nature-based-coastline-management\/","title":{"rendered":"N-EWN Seminar:\u00a0Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management &#8211; An overview of 30 years of nature-based coastline management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Coastal erosion threatens beaches and dunes globally. In the Netherlands, a coastline maintenance policy was implemented in the 1990\u2019s to combat this erosion, with sand nourishments as the primary means. As a result, the Dutch coast is one of the most heavily nourished coasts globally with an average of 12 mln. m<sup>3<\/sup> that is annually added to the coastline of only 432 km for dynamic coastline conservation. Our nourishment approach has evolved over the past 35 years and recently we reported on the lessons learned regarding the nourishment design. Furthermore, we evaluated the cumulative effects of these nourishments against the overarching goals of the coastal policy. Overall, the approach of coastline maintenance with regular proactive nourishments has proven to be successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-scaled.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-1024x576.png\" alt=\"N-EWN Knowledge Series Seminar announcement slide for November 2025 The N-EWN Knowledge Series A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature. Speakers: Dr. Quirijn Lodder, Principal Advisor Coastal Flood Risk Management and Dr. Evelien Brand, Technical Lead Coastline Maintenance, both of Rijkswaterstaat. Title: Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management - An overview of 30 years of nature-based coastline management. Abstract: Coastal erosion threatens beaches and dunes globally. In the Netherlands, a coastline maintenance policy was implemented in the 1990\u2019s to combat this erosion, with sand nourishments as the primary means. As a result, the Dutch coast is one of the most heavily nourished coasts globally with an average of 12 mln. m3 that is annually added to the coastline of only 432 km for dynamic coastline conservation. Our nourishment approach has evolved over the past 35 years and recently we reported on the lessons learned regarding the nourishment design. Furthermore, we evaluated the cumulative effects of these nourishments against the overarching goals of the coastal policy. Overall, the approach of coastline maintenance with regular proactive nourishments has proven to be successful. Save the date! Upcoming webinars will take place the 3rd Thursday of the month. Mar. 19, 12:30pm ET - Dr. Quirijn Lodder and Dr. Evelien Brand, both of Rijkswaterstaat; Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management - An overview of 30 years of nature-based coastline management. Apr. 16, 12:30pm ET \u2013 Dr. Anthony Aufdenkampe, LimnoTech; Modern, reproducible modeling workflows for water feature design. May 21, 12:30pm ET \u2013 Sarah Copertino, USACE, Omaha District Planning Branch; EWN Compass Tool. Register at https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gR9ADL. 1 Continuing Education Credit (CEC) is available to attendees. Recorded webinars will be posted online at: https:\/\/n-ewn.org\/resources\/n-ewn-knowledge-seminars\/. Presented by: Network for Engineering With Nature, LimnoTech, University of Georgia, and US Army Corps of Engineer\u2019s Engineer Research and Development Center. Questions? Please contact: Alex Curwin, LimnoTech, acurwin@limno.com.\" class=\"wp-image-22408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/N-EWN_Webinar_Announcement_Lodder_Brand-final-v2-outline-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Network for Engineering With Nature<sub>\u00ae<\/sub>\u00a0(N-EWN) invites you to the &#8220;N-EWN Knowledge Series: A Continuing Education Series about Engineering with Nature\u2014Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management &#8211; An overview of 30 years of nature-based coastline management,&#8221; presented by Dr. Quirijn Lodder, Principal Advisor Coastal Flood Risk Management, and Dr. Evelien Brand, Technical Lead Coastline Maintenance; both of Rijkswaterstaat. This 1-hour Zoom webinar took place March 19, 2026 at 12:30pm ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brand, E., Lodder, Q<\/strong>., Quataert, E., Slinger, J. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0964569125003576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable coastline management &#8211; the cumulative effects of 30 years of nourishments in the Netherlands<\/a>. <em>ScienceDirect<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brand, E<\/strong>., Ramaekers, G., &amp; <strong>Lodder, Q<\/strong>. (2022). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0964569121004919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dutch experience with sand nourishments for dynamic coastline conservation \u2013 An operational overview<\/a>. <em>ScienceDirect<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridges, T. S., J. K. King, J. D. Simm, M. W. Beck, G. Collins, <strong>Q. Lodder<\/strong>, and R. K. Mohan, eds. (2021). International Guidelines on Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.21079\/11681\/41946\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.21079\/11681\/41946<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","tags":[83,60],"event-types":[72],"class_list":["post-22384","engagements","type-engagements","status-publish","hentry","tag-n-ewn","tag-news","event-types-seminars"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>N-EWN Seminar:\u00a0Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management - An overview of 30 years of nature-based coastline management - Engineering With Nature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/engagements\/event\/n-ewn-seminar-dutch-experience-with-beaches-and-dunes-as-coastal-natural-and-nature-based-features-for-flood-risk-management-an-overview-of-30-years-of-nature-based-coastline-management\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"N-EWN Seminar:\u00a0Dutch experience with beaches and dunes as coastal Natural and Nature Based Features for Flood Risk Management - An overview of 30 years of nature-based coastline management - Engineering With Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Coastal erosion threatens beaches and dunes globally. 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