‘Building with Nature’ research program
Around the world, hydraulic engineering projects are assessed during the development phase for their environmental impact. For hydraulic engineering means working with the environment, and the environment must be cherished. It is often assumed that changes in the environment are negative and cause irreparable damage, but changes can also have a neutral or even positive and sustainable impact. All too often conclusions are drawn that are not sufficiently based on knowledge and facts, and the parties concerned become embroiled in slow and arduous negotiations due to a lack of knowledge and objective criteria. This can result unnecessarily in serious delays to infrastructural developments.
Boskalis has taken the initiative to pioneer an innovative research program entitled ‘Building with Nature’. The program is used to gain insight into the impact of hydraulic engineering projects on ecosystems. The findings will provide more certainty about the environmental impact of hydraulic engineering so that effective measures can be taken to avoid negative consequences.
The findings will be made available for the design and execution phase and for policy and decisionmaking. This will help to achieve a sound balance between ecological, economic and social sustainability. In the long run this should enable hydraulic projects to get off the ground more quickly.
The five-year research program is a collaboration between businesses (Boskalis, Van Oord, Shell, IHC and large engineering firms), the relevant Dutch government bodies (the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management; the ministry’s Civil Engineering Division; the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, and the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment), universities and knowledge institutions.
For more information www.ecoshape.nl
Boskalis has taken the initiative to pioneer an innovative research program entitled ‘Building with Nature’. The program is used to gain insight into the impact of hydraulic engineering projects on ecosystems. The findings will provide more certainty about the environmental impact of hydraulic engineering so that effective measures can be taken to avoid negative consequences.
The findings will be made available for the design and execution phase and for policy and decisionmaking. This will help to achieve a sound balance between ecological, economic and social sustainability. In the long run this should enable hydraulic projects to get off the ground more quickly.
The five-year research program is a collaboration between businesses (Boskalis, Van Oord, Shell, IHC and large engineering firms), the relevant Dutch government bodies (the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management; the ministry’s Civil Engineering Division; the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, and the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment), universities and knowledge institutions.
For more information www.ecoshape.nl
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