This minor aims to explain the complex dynamics in a delta with a growing port and city, in connection with the global challenge created by economic growth and the rise in sea level: growing ports and cities in vulnerable deltas.
The programme focuses on the technological implementation of possible solutions. There are four theoretical main subjects: Port & City Development, Delta Engineering, Water Systems Engineering and Dredging Technology. The theoretical part of the course is interspersed by external projects where experience is gained through 'learning by doing', comprising brief (two-weekly) assignments at a port, contractor, engineering firm or water authority. The assignments may involve analysing a certain problem or using supplementary theory to conduct a 'serious game'.