Print Email Facebook Twitter Quantifying Wave Attenuation by Nature-based Solutions in the Galveston Bay Title Quantifying Wave Attenuation by Nature-based Solutions in the Galveston Bay Author Godfroij, Maartje (TU Delft Civil Engineering and Geosciences; TU Delft Hydraulic Engineering) Contributor Jonkman, Bas (mentor) van Berchum, Erik (graduation committee) Vuik, Vincent (graduation committee) Verhagen, Henk Jan (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2017-11-15 Abstract The main objective of this thesis is to assess the effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions in reducing flood risk in the Galveston Bay by means of wave attenuation. The methodology to answer these questions consists of both literature review and numerical modelling. The wave height reducing capabilities of marsh vegetation, seagrass meadows and oyster reefs are described and assessed quantitatively. Their limitations and optimizations strategies are investigated and applied to the Galveston Bay, Texas. Subject Nature-based SolutionsWave AttenuationFlood RiskGalveston BayMarshSeagrassOyster reefsHurricanes To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:39eaaf40-8aa3-42d6-97e0-4bdf1f4fbf9b Coordinates 29.569722, -94.936667 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Files PDF MSc_Thesis_M_Godfroy.pdf 22.92 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:39eaaf40-8aa3-42d6-97e0-4bdf1f4fbf9b/datastream/OBJ/view