GWEN: integrated water-supply and nature development plan for the Belgian west-coast hydrogeologic aspects focusing on the Lenspolder
Walraevens, K.; Martens, K.; Coetsiers, M.; Van Camp, M. (2002). GWEN: integrated water-supply and nature development plan for the Belgian west-coast hydrogeologic aspects focusing on the Lenspolder, in: Boekelman, R.H. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings SWIM17 Delft 2002: Proceedings of the 17th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Delft 6-10 May 2002. pp. 469-479 In: Boekelman, R.H. et al. (Ed.) (2002). Proceedings SWIM17 Delft 2002: Proceedings of the 17th Salt Water Intrusion Meeting, Delft 6-10 May 2002. Delft University of Technology: Delft. ISBN 90-800089-8-2. 499 pp., more |
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| Keywords | Management > Resource management > Water management
Water supply
Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions]
Brackish water; Fresh water |
| Authors | | Top | - Walraevens, K., more
- Martens, K., more
- Coetsiers, M.
- Van Camp, M., more
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| Abstract | The GWEN-project deals with the development of an integrated water supply and nature development plan for the Belgian West-Coast, near the French border. The issue of water supply for the region is coupled to the recovery of the ecohydrological system. The point of departure has to be the government's policy to restore the dunes ecohydrological system, by the closure of the exploitation of natural groundwater in the dunes. Alternatives focusing at two areas, the Covered Mudflats and the Lenspolder, have to be proposed and evaluated. This paper deals with the results of the investigation for the Lenspolder. Multicriteria analyses (MCAs) were performed for the proposed exploitation alternatives, with the purpose of weighting the hydrogeological and economical objectives against the ecological impact. The optimal compromise is the one for which the outcomes of the separate hydrogeological and ecological MCAs are balanced. For the Lenspolder, it turned out that the proposed alternatives for water exploitation were less favourable than the present or near future situation. |
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