More than just water - Planning scenarios for a sustainable development of the Belgian part of the North Sea

Although the sea is one of the most decisive factors for the planning of any coastal region, Belgian planners and policymakers have been doing it with their back towards the sea. But in the face of new spatial claims for more marine transport, windmill farms, sand and gravel extraction, and even nature conservation, policymakers are forced to rethink the role of this seemingly endless surface of water. In the future this role will become even more important as the sea level will rise due to climate change. The dominant land-oriented planning discourse of which the Belgian 'Atlantic Wall' and t... Mehr ...