RIVERSandLAND - Dikes for eternity - An ace up our sleeve

Wondergem, P.J.M.; Visser, J.

RIVERSandLAND - Dikes for eternity - An ace up our sleeve

Title

RIVERSandLAND - Dikes for eternity - An ace up our sleeve

Author

Wondergem, P.J.M.
Visser, J.

Corporate name

DWW
Rijkswaterstaat

Project

KWP-collection

Date

2001-04-12

Abstract

The question is often raised as to how long the next generations can continue to live and work in low-Iying Dutch Delta. The system of dikes, combined with the limited space for rivers, should guarantee our safety against inundation for the next hundred years, at least. But what do we do thereafter, wh en the sea level continues to rise, precipitation and river discharge continue to increase and the land level continues to subside? Are our dikes there for eternity? Apart from the question whether it is technically and financially feasible to build dikes higher and higher, it is a fact that, when these higher dikes get breached, the consequences become more serious for the inhabitants of the areas behind the dikes and also for their property and possessions.Must our descendants just leave the low-Iying areas, or are there other solutions? (This report is an English translation of: Dijken voor de eeuwigheid? : een troef achter de hand : rapportage Project Rivierenland)

Subject

Sea level rise
Dikes
Sea defence

Classification

TLE950200

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Publisher

Rijkswaterstaat, DWW

Source

W-DWW-2001-017GB

Part of collection

Hydraulic Engineering Reports