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Flood risk management in the Netherlands after the 1953 flood: a competition between the public value(s) of water
Deltas like the Netherlands always face flooding risk. After the flood of 1953, flood risk management was geared towards achieving full safety, controlling the probability of flooding with high dikes and a shorter coastline. Yet, this approach became increasingly contested, as flood risk control was (re) linked to other values of water, like nature and landscape preservation and economic activities. This paper reconstructs how the process of policy making and implementation has sought to balance these multiple values over time. It shows that public values did not develop linearly into concrete standards and practices. Processes of re‐articulation and political renegotiation of the meaning and importance of water safety took different paths with regard to both the river systems and the coastline. Curves in these paths can be seen as feedback mechanisms that verify the robustness of flood risk management measures and/or respond to changes in the character of the public values involved.
Flood risk management in the Netherlands after the 1953 flood: a competition between the public value(s) of water
Deltas like the Netherlands always face flooding risk. After the flood of 1953, flood risk management was geared towards achieving full safety, controlling the probability of flooding with high dikes and a shorter coastline. Yet, this approach became increasingly contested, as flood risk control was (re) linked to other values of water, like nature and landscape preservation and economic activities. This paper reconstructs how the process of policy making and implementation has sought to balance these multiple values over time. It shows that public values did not develop linearly into concrete standards and practices. Processes of re‐articulation and political renegotiation of the meaning and importance of water safety took different paths with regard to both the river systems and the coastline. Curves in these paths can be seen as feedback mechanisms that verify the robustness of flood risk management measures and/or respond to changes in the character of the public values involved.
Flood risk management in the Netherlands after the 1953 flood: a competition between the public value(s) of water
Correljé, A. (author) / Broekhans, B. (author)
Journal of Flood Risk Management ; 8 ; 99-115
2015-06-01
17 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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