1.0EcoShape - ENhttps://www.ecoshape.org/enrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lxYRZ2NSM6"><a href="https://www.ecoshape.org/en/concepts/integrating-vegetated-foreshores/">Integrating vegetated foreshores</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecoshape.org/en/concepts/integrating-vegetated-foreshores/embed/#?secret=lxYRZ2NSM6" width="600" height="338" title="“Integrating vegetated foreshores” — EcoShape - EN" data-secret="lxYRZ2NSM6" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ecoshape.org/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.ecoshape.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/vegetated_foreshore.jpg25001318Foreshore environments improve dike resilience and enhance flood defenses by dampening wave forces with their shallow slopes, stabilizing the dike with additional mass and increasing seepage length. Vegetation on the foreshore further contributes to wave attenuation and stabilization while creating a range of distinct vegetation zones, which support new habitats and opportunities for recreation. In […]