When the vital coastal defence near the village of Katwijk in the Netherlands needed strengthening, the local municipality saw an opportunity to unite the plans with their desire to reduce parked cars on the village's streets. The result is a world-first project that showcases how integrated collaboration can seamlessly combine what may at first seem like very different goals – climate resilience and placemaking.

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