{"id":3396,"date":"2020-06-02T11:03:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T09:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/en\/projects\/sustainable-river-works-gorai-river-bgd\/"},"modified":"2020-10-15T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:24:47","slug":"sustainable-river-works-gorai-river-bgd","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.ecoshape.org\/en\/cases\/sustainable-river-works-gorai-river-bgd\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable river works – Gorai River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Location<\/strong>: Gorai River, Bangladesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong>: 1998 – 2001
Involved parties<\/strong>: Boskalis, Dredging International, HAM, VOACZ
Technology Readiness Level:  <\/strong>6 \u2013 technology demonstrated in relevant environment
Environment:<\/strong> Rivers & Estuaries
Keywords<\/strong>: river, channel, mangrove restoration, morphology, reduction salinity intrusion<\/p>\n\n\n

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Building with Nature design<\/div>\n\n
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The ecodynamic design of the Gorai river builds on the natural river processes and strives for long-term sustainability. Ideally, the river would have become self-sustaining with limited maintenance dredging. Keeping the inherent uncertainty of the river morphology in mind, the design, planning and construction were executed with a high degree of flexibility.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Traditional design<\/div>\n
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Traditionally a river like the Gorai river would be embanked by a permanent structure of dams and dikes. The flow of the river would be man-made and a continuous struggle against natural forces in terms of dredging and river training would be necessary.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n