The state of the coast - Toestand van de kust - : case study: South Holland

The study shows that the current nourischments strategy has lead to a clear shift in indicators related to safety, nature and recreation towards a ‘safer’ coastline, with larger space suitable for nature and tourism. Hard structures also play a primary role into the morphological development of the coastline. The effect of the yearly variation in storminess appears to be correlated to a number of indicators (e.g. dune foot position). However, nourishments have contributed to damp the yearly effect of storms. The results of different nourishments strategies applied in different areas have been intercompared with the aim of assessing the most cost-effective management strategy. This report is a follow-up of a similar study carried in 2011 and 2012 in North Holland.