Towards a new European North West coastal management: a comparative approach of the way Dutch, English and French civil engineers manage the coast ; Vers une gestion renouvelée du littoral nord-ouest européen : des ingénieurs néerlandais, anglais et françaisde plus en plus « verts » ?

Whether Dutch, English or French, civil engineers have long been a recognized authority on coastal management.Through their relentless search for technical innovations, engineers have been instrumental in both shaping thecoast – in the case of the Netherlands creating it almost entirely – and imposing on it a technical vision. The socialand ecological movement which characterized the 1970’s brought this engineering vision into question. Thischange in outlook would create real turmoil for the profession. This comparative study attempts to explain hownowadays engineers envision the coast they ma... Mehr ...