Over the years, EcoShape has worked on expanding the knowledge of the BwN Technology and improving the understanding of the surrounding natural system by initiating or contributing to several pilot projects and participating in research programmes, often aided by external funding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The research consisted of multidisciplinary teams, where universities and research institutes, governments and private partners worked together to translate the academic knowledge directly into practical guidance for BwN practicioners. As part of these pilots, also a number of relevant Tools<\/a> have been developed and the practical experience of initiating, designing, constructing and managing these pilots has been stored for each individual Case<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This research and the building of the knowledge base has always been conducted in a multidisciplinary and ‘learning-by-doing’ setting, with the common goal to learn which Concepts<\/a> fit in which Landscape<\/a>, and what are the system and design parameters that should be considered when implementing these Concepts at other locations. Below several research initiatives are highlighted that are the basis for our BwN Technology and system knowledge understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n This research projects focused on aspects of the mega nourishment Delfland Sand Motor, being coastal safety, dune formation, marine ecology, terrestrial ecology and governance. Each aspect is covered by two PhDs at two different universities. A key role of the three postdocs is the integration between the six science projects, striving to develop interdisciplinary knowledge obtained at the Sand Motor. The post-docs also investigate the feasibility of this BwN Concept worldwide given the knowledge developed at the Sand Motor.<\/p>\n \n \n NatureCoast<\/h2>\n \n