Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) funds thousands of top researchers at universities and institutes and steers the course of Dutch science by means of subsidies and research programs.

Address
P/O Box 93138 - NL2509 AC Den Haag, The Netherlands
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https://www.nwo.nl/
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Engineering

Trees outside the dyke well-suited for dampening waves

Research by TU Delft, Deltares and NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research has revealed that trees can clearly dampen waves. The trees can also withstand high waves without trouble. Planting trees in front of dykes ...