Rights and Responsibilities in Dutch Land-Use Planning Aimed at Flood Protection and Prevention of Waterlogging

1. Governments have a responsibility to prevent flooding and waterlogging (water nuisances). One of the instruments to achieve this, is using a legally binding planning instrument: the land-use plan. A first question that arises is: To what extent can water-related conditions of climate adaptive planning be laid down in land-use plans? This...

Water in urban areas and planning law: The Netherlands