Five years after the creation of the Sand Motor, the initial research results from this pilot project will be presented. The Sand Motor is a knowledge development project involving government, business, research institutes institutions and non-profit organisations. It will be the central focus of a two-day international conference. There will be speeches, interviews, an exhibition market, workshops and theme excursions looking at areas including morphology, nature and leisure development. The working language during the conference will be English.
Policymakers, scientists and professionals from the Netherlands and other countries working on different disciplines associated with sandy coasts and ‘Building with Nature’.
The congress will be on 14 September in the Kurhaus in Scheveningen. The activities on 15 September will be in Kijkduin.
Presentation of the Key research results by Rijkswaterstaat, Provincie Zuid Holland, Ecoshape and Scientific research programme Naturecoast.
Application of the Sand Motor abroad.
Six parallell theme-based sessions with experts.
Drinks and dinner follow the official part.
On 15 September experts will guide theme-based excursions on the Sand Motor. Also a programme for the general public will be organised in cooperation with Artists' collective Satellietgroep.
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