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Update of the morphological trends at the Belgian coast
Funder identifier: WL 18_142 (Other contract id)
Complementary funding codes: 5699 - Other Flemish public, semi-private and pararegional institutions not mentioned elsewhere
Period: December 2018 till June 2022
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms Bathymetry; Coastal and estuarine hydraulics; Coastal geography; Coastal morphology; Erosion
  • Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium (WL), more, executant
  • Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie van Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust; Afdeling Kust, more, proposer
  • Antea Belgium nv, more, subcontractor
​The morphological evolution of the Belgian coast is evaluated every decade to detect the erosive or accreting trends. This is done by analysing the yearly topographic and bathymetric surveys and by accounting for human interventions (dredging, beach nourishments or sediment by-passing). These trends are then used by MDK-Afdeling Kust to fundament the beach management in general and to identify the most vulnerable coastal areas which require intervention.