18 / 12 / 2015
After the project proposal was approved on 16 July 2015, the official kick-off of the project took place on 1 November 2015. The main objective of the CREST project is to gain better understanding of the nearshore and onshore physical processes and flood risks. In addition, the resilience of the coastal system will be determined, in order to deal in the most appropriate way with the possible impact of climate change.
The project is divided into three core activities: (1) integrated modeling of wave, flow and sediment on multi scale, (2) advanced modeling of handling risks in coastal municipalities and (3) improved understanding of the coastal processes. These activities are supported by tree activities being (1) data techniques and monitoring, (2) climate change scenarios and (3) communication and outreach.
The CREST-project will provide information for various stakeholders such as (1) providing information and practical advice (including guidelines) about new models for the calculation and stimulation of physical coastal processes, wind impact on dunes and beaches and wave impact on the structures, buildings and people; (2) providing advice in the context of coastal zone management, particularly coastal safety, contingency planning and land use planning along the coast; (3) providing information to better assess the environmental impact of coastal protection, navigation, etc.; (4) providing practical information (e.g. policy indicators, maps and test sites on the beach) to communicate the impact of climate change, storms and wind on our coastline to a broad public.
Besides a technical advisory group with representatives of our neighbouring countries, there will be a verification with an end user group comprising representatives from research, government and industry on a regular basis. A first meeting of the end user group is organized on 15 January 2016 in Ostend. Click here for more information about this event.
The CREST project is in cooperation with scientific research institutions, in particular representatives from Ghent University, KU Leuven, VUB, Flanders Hydraulics Research, Maritime Access department, RBINS-OD Natural Environment and VLIZ complemented with valorization partners (IMDC and Fides Engineering). The project coordinator is Prof. dr. ir. Jaak Monbaliu (KU Leuven).
The project is divided into three core activities: (1) integrated modeling of wave, flow and sediment on multi scale, (2) advanced modeling of handling risks in coastal municipalities and (3) improved understanding of the coastal processes. These activities are supported by tree activities being (1) data techniques and monitoring, (2) climate change scenarios and (3) communication and outreach.
The CREST-project will provide information for various stakeholders such as (1) providing information and practical advice (including guidelines) about new models for the calculation and stimulation of physical coastal processes, wind impact on dunes and beaches and wave impact on the structures, buildings and people; (2) providing advice in the context of coastal zone management, particularly coastal safety, contingency planning and land use planning along the coast; (3) providing information to better assess the environmental impact of coastal protection, navigation, etc.; (4) providing practical information (e.g. policy indicators, maps and test sites on the beach) to communicate the impact of climate change, storms and wind on our coastline to a broad public.
Besides a technical advisory group with representatives of our neighbouring countries, there will be a verification with an end user group comprising representatives from research, government and industry on a regular basis. A first meeting of the end user group is organized on 15 January 2016 in Ostend. Click here for more information about this event.
The CREST project is in cooperation with scientific research institutions, in particular representatives from Ghent University, KU Leuven, VUB, Flanders Hydraulics Research, Maritime Access department, RBINS-OD Natural Environment and VLIZ complemented with valorization partners (IMDC and Fides Engineering). The project coordinator is Prof. dr. ir. Jaak Monbaliu (KU Leuven).