Part 2

Applications in the picture

Natural embankments and breakwaters, areas of land that can be submerged: discover how to use Building with Nature in the city.

Discover part 2: Applications

Hanging Structures

These are great places for fish, mainly because this rich environment is an excellent feeding ground.
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Floating Structures

Is there a lack of space along the river banks of the city? Floating structures are a good option.
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Groynes for riverbank growth and vegetation

Once a groyne designed using hydromorphological knowledge is in place, nature itself takes over and produces a landfall, vegetation and a habitat for animals.
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Keeping dikes lower with willows

From a monotonous dike embankment to a wooded landscape with appealing ecological values.
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Natural embankment

In many cases, nature takes over from hard embankments and supplies other public and natural services.
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Tidal park

Tidal parks make high and low tides visible again in the city: the water flows onto and back off of the land.
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Bird & insect walls

Walls for birds and insects are easy to include in parks in built-up areas. That teaches children more about nature.
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Natural breakwaters

Living mussel beds and oyster reefs reduce sand erosion on river banks.
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Part 3

Discover how it works in practice

Visit Rotterdam and Dordrecht and see how they are embracing the river as a lifeline.

In practice

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