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Infrastructure. From brick. to building the future. Global trends, global challenges. Global population projected to reach 8.9 billion in 2050 Virtually all population growth in urban areas The world’s largest cities and urban areas built on deltas Climate change set to raise sea levels
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Global trends, global challenges • Global population projected to reach 8.9 billion in 2050 • Virtually all population growth in urban areas • The world’s largest cities and urban areas built on deltas • Climate change set to raise sea levels So, how do we protect our urban areas?
A life filled with water • One quarter of surface below sea level, generates 70% of GDP • Shaped our environment through large-scale land reclamation • World’s most extensive system of flood protection measures • Time-tested and battle-hardened infrastructure expertise
Hydraulic engineering • Flood barriers • Levees • Coastal and harbour engineering • Land reclamation and dredging • Second Maas Area • Van Oord, Boskalis Westminster, IHC Holland
Flood management and control • Coastal design • Urban water management • Room for Rivers • Integrated river basin management • River Engineering and maintenance
Foundation technology • Expertise in piles, pile driving, piled walls and sheet piling • Driving man-sized piles at -25 C in Tallinn • Supporting the new high-speed train in the Netherlands
Civilian infrastructure • Confederation Bridge 12.9 kilometres of beauty • North-south line Amsterdam’s new artery • Botlek tunnel Into the heart of Port of Rotterdam • Ghana road From Zongo to Yeji
Main contractors • Ballast Nedam 4,000 employees, €1.2 billion turnover • Dura Vermeer road, rail, hydraulic engineering • Interbeton worldwide marine and infrastructure • Heijmans Netherlands, Belgium and the UK • Strukton civil, rail, real estate
Consulting engineers • Arcadis water/river management, flood protection • Royal Haskoning coast, river, water management and treatment • DHV sustainable solutions in water • Witteveen+Bos water tech, infrastructure and environment • Fugro geo data and surveys • Infram civil infra, environmental/water management • Grontmij water management and treatment • Alkyon harbours, coasts, offshore infrastructure • Oranjewoud infra, urban dev, construction, environment