Improving the allocation of flood-risk interventions from a spatial quality perspective

Journal article (2014)

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Urbanism (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
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DOI: https://doi.org/doi:10.1080/18626033.2014.898823
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14-03-2014

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Journal of Landscape Architecture, 9 (1), 2014

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Architecture and The Built Environment

Department

Urbanism

Abstract

This paper describes an integral approach to flood-risk protection and spatial design that allows for an active involvement of landscape architects and urban designers in the allocation of flood-risk interventions within the Dutch Delta. The Dutch Rijnmond–Drechtsteden area is used as a case study to demonstrate how choices regarding the scale and layer of a flood-risk intervention can shift the location of that intervention. A spatial assessment framework is used to test the spatial impact of different flood-risk interventions at different locations, and determine where the intervention is most required from a spatial point of view.