Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Combating flooding by planning: some Dutch experiences
According to climatologists, the climate is changing. In the coming decades, annual rainfall in Western Europe will increase, as will water supplied by rivers. Recent flooding in Switzerland, Germany and Austria is not just an unusual incident but a call for adequate policy measures, both in the field of water management and with respect to land-use planning.
This article shows how the Netherlands, a country that has been combating flooding for centuries, is dealing with its water problems. A distinguishing characteristic of the Dutch approach is that the solution to water problems is not only sought in technical measures but also in spatial measures. In land-use planning, a water opportunity map (WOM) is currently being used to outline the relationship between water and land use. In addition, the water assessment test (WAT), which presents the consequences of a plan for water systems and water management, is obligatory for land-use planning.
Modern flood protection implies technical measures such as increasing the capacity of rivers by deepening riverbeds and moving dikes and/or making them higher. Retention areas for temporary relief in times of emergency have also been promoted in the Netherlands, but this has raised much opposition. Among others, from development corporations, who point at the opportunity to create floating homes.
Combating flooding by planning: some Dutch experiences
According to climatologists, the climate is changing. In the coming decades, annual rainfall in Western Europe will increase, as will water supplied by rivers. Recent flooding in Switzerland, Germany and Austria is not just an unusual incident but a call for adequate policy measures, both in the field of water management and with respect to land-use planning.
This article shows how the Netherlands, a country that has been combating flooding for centuries, is dealing with its water problems. A distinguishing characteristic of the Dutch approach is that the solution to water problems is not only sought in technical measures but also in spatial measures. In land-use planning, a water opportunity map (WOM) is currently being used to outline the relationship between water and land use. In addition, the water assessment test (WAT), which presents the consequences of a plan for water systems and water management, is obligatory for land-use planning.
Modern flood protection implies technical measures such as increasing the capacity of rivers by deepening riverbeds and moving dikes and/or making them higher. Retention areas for temporary relief in times of emergency have also been promoted in the Netherlands, but this has raised much opposition. Among others, from development corporations, who point at the opportunity to create floating homes.
Combating flooding by planning: some Dutch experiences
Voogd, Henk (Autor:in)
disP - The Planning Review ; 42 ; 50-58
01.01.2006
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2007
Combating flooding with blue belts
British Library Online Contents | 2005
The changing role of evaluation methods in a changing planning environment: Some Dutch experiences
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 1997
The Changing Role of Evaluation Methods in a Changing Planning Environment: Some Dutch Experiences
| Online Contents | 1997
Integrated Environmental Zoning in Local Land Use Plans: Some Dutch Experiences
| British Library Conference Proceedings