Bringing Dutch Historical Coastal Data to the 21st Century
Category
Theme days
Dates
Wednesday, 08 October 09:30 - 17:30
Venue
Wereldmuseum Leiden - Wereldmuseum Leiden, 1, Steenstraat, Oude Morsch, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
2312 BS, Netherlands
2312 BS, Netherlands
Bringing Dutch Historical Coastal Data to the 21st Century
Theme Day – 8 October 2025 – Wereldmuseum Leiden
What can we still learn from coastal data collected decades, or even centuries, ago? This NCK theme day brings together researchers, archivists, and coastal professionals to explore the potential of historical sources in today’s research. From tide measurements to old maps and handwritten records, we’ll discuss how to find, interpret, and apply these materials in a modern context. The day will feature a series of talks from a range of disciplines, followed by a plenary discussion on how we can move forward in making better use of historical data in coastal science and management.
Preliminary program:
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Registration | |
| Reinier Schrijvershof (WUR) | Reconstructing 400 Years of Morphological Evolution in the Ems Estuary | |
| Jana Cox (UU) | Sediment Deficit and Morphological Change of the Rhine-Meuse Mouth Attributed to Multi-Millennial Anthropogenic Impacts | |
| Wim De Clercq (UGent) | High Tide, Low Tide: Human Interactions and Natural Dynamics in the Zwin and Medieval Bruges | |
| Paul Brood (WateratlasNL) | How to Find the Sources for a Historical Water Atlas | |
| Dewi LeBars (KNMI) | From Tide Gauges to Sea Level Scenarios: Bridging Historical Observations with Future Coastal Risks | |
| Elizabeth Bradshaw (NOC - Keynote) | Data Rescue in Action: Lessons from the GLOSS Data Archaeology Working Group | |
| Joris Beemster (WUR) | What the Past Taught Me: Insights from Historical Data and Archives | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Drinks | |
