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Improving navigation conditions in the westerschelde and managing its estuarine environment

1.Introduction
1.1. initial terms of reference and objectives
1.2. Linking to LTV
1.3. Final report objectives
2. Summary of key points of the baseline report
2.1. Natural morphological evolution
2.2. Anthropogenic morphological changes
2.3. Changes in tidal regime
2.4. Salinity and mixing processes
2.5. Morphodynamics of the Westerschelde
2.6. Relationship with the Vlakte van de Raan
2.7. Dynamic equilibrium
2.8. summary
3. Dredging and its influence on the estuarial dynamics
3.1. General comments
3.2. History of dredging in the Westerschelde
3.3. Tidal parameters since 1938
3.4. Summary
4. Future developments
4.1. Objectives
4.2. Management methods and tools
4.3. Management of the contemporary situation
4.4. Role of depoldering
4.5. Alternative dredging strategies
4.6. Reversibility
4.7. Possibility for further deepening
5. Recommendations
5.1. Data review
5.2. Data collection
5.3. Monitoring
5.4. Studies
5.5. Trial of alternative strategies
5.6. Institutional aspects
6. Conclusion
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