The north European enclosure dam, an architectural innovation proposed to save Northern Europe from the dangers of floods, which has been a case several years. Proposed by Dutch oceanographer Sjoerd Groeskamp and German researcher Joakim Kjellson, this ambitious project consists of two massive dams: one measuring 475 km between Scotland and Norway, and the second one measuring 160 km linking Cornwall U.K to Brittany, France. These barriers would guard low lying shores and perhaps save in excess of 25 million people form flooding.
With sea levels rising about ten meters in the next few centuries the need for the north European enclosure dam is important. Adopting a single big dam has a more appeal than many smaller protective measures that individual countries would consider undertaking.
Project overview
In a way, it’s possible to build the NEED in a technical context. The average depth of the North Sea between Scotland and Norway is approximately 127 meters, which is easily tractable with the existing engineering standards. Most of the new generation technologies have the capability of building platforms at depths in excess of 500 meters and hence construction of this dam is possible at this depth. Groeskamp claims that the project’s cost ranges from €250 billion to €500 billion.
But environmental impact of the dam is also here and impacts a large area of this world. The study of the coastal shallow waters are similar A part of the North Sea will be be different which will affect the functioning of the original ecosystem, tides and dirt transportation being vital for the existence of most species will be different. The sea could turn into a freshwater lake thus wiping out the developing structure of the sea and definitely have significant effects to the fishing industry and any other related industry relying on sea resources.
Significance
Besides, the construction would require very many changes to the sea transport and the maritime relations.
Nonetheless, the Northern European Enclosure Dam remains a vivid exemplar of climate change threats with reference to these challenges. Of course, as much as Groeskamp presents it as a possible solution, she insists that the ad’s intent is to simply spell out what will happen if nothing is done. The costs of construction of this project are arguably even higher thus launching timely and effective climate policies is crucial.
Thus, the north European enclosure dam project stands for the unlimited vista of engineering and for the concrete outcomes of the climate change. While climate change impacts start to be witness in Northern Europe, such ideas as the Northern European Enclosure Dam turn into crucial topics that shape the discussion and focus on sustainable and effective climate adaptation solutions.
Projects under construction in Europe
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Construction cost: €250 billion.
Location: the project will span north sea.
