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New on-going project: RESOLVE

A passenger train on a railway track
Photo: Dylan Burns, Unsplash
Published Jun 04, 2024

The European railways span nearly 230,000 kilometers across the continent, covering over 420,000 hectares of land and serving as a critical facilitator of human mobility and goods transportation for centuries. However, the construction of these railway earthworks has permanently altered the geomorphic and hydrological features, resulting in increased soil erosion and biodiversity disruptions.

Continue reading about the project, which is part of the Water and Society research theme.

RESOLVE: Developing climate-resilient and eco-sustainable railway earthwork by mitigating geohazards while balancing biodiversity