ComCoast - Combined functions in coastal defence zones

The aim of ComCoast was to create multifunctional flood management schemes with a more gradual transition to land, which benefits the wider coastal community and environment whilst offering economically sound options. Specifically it explored the spatial potential for coastal defence strategies for current and future sites in the North Sea region; created and applied new methodologies to evaluate multifunctional flood defence zones from an economic and social point of view; developed innovative technical flood defence solutions to incorporate the environment and the people and to guarantee the required safety level; improved stakeholder engagement strategies which emphasised public participation.