The climate barge: Heritage and climate adaptation in the Dutch province of South-Holland

In the project Heritage uncovered; Tow barge canals in a water management context, the future value of tow barge canals for climate adaptation has been studied. The project focused on the area between the cities Leiden, The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam and Gouda, with a surface area of km2, and the tow barge canals the Vliet, the Schie, the Gouwe and...

De klimaatschuit: Trekvaarten, klimaatadaptatie en ruimtelijke ontwikkeling in Zuid-Holland

In het project Erfgoed onthult; Trekvaarten binnen het waterverband is gekeken naar de toekomstwaarde van trekvaarten voor klimaatadaptatie. Het project richt zich specifiek op het gebied tussen de steden Leiden, Den Haag, Delft, Rotterdam en Gouda met de trekvaarten de Vliet, de Schie, de Gouwe en de Oude Rijn. Tot het jaar 900 was dit gebied...

The impacts of climate change on cultural heritage in the Netherlands: A preliminary assessment of exposure

Cultural heritage provides a wide range of economic, socio-cultural and environmental benefits for current and future generations. Globally, scientific evidence shows that climate change is adversely affecting diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage [1; 2]. Yet, in the Netherlands, there is a need for a greater understanding of the...

Nationaal plan open science

This National Plan Open Science sets out what the Dutch parties involved in creating this Plan are already doing and what they plan to do to grasp the opportunities and at the same time make science even more accessible to others. A major boost is required if these initiatives are to be coordinated and the great ambition realised. That is why...

Working together with water: A living land builds for its future

The government asked the Delta Committee to come up with recommendations on how to protect the Dutch coast and the low-lying hinterland against the consequences of climate change. The issue is how the Netherlands can be made climate proof over the very long term: safe against flooding, while still remaining an attractive place to live, to reside...

The Allocation of Tasks and Competencies in Dutch Water Management: Discussions, developments and present state

This report discusses subsidiarity in Dutch water management and forms the Dutch contribution to the Water 21 Phase II report on subsidiarity. Rather than discussing the Dutch interpretations of the concept (the concept is used almost exclusively in relation to the European Union), this report discusses the substantive issue to which ...

Kustgenese, grootschalige vorming en ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse kust, vorming en toetsing van hypotheses (hoofdrapport en 4 deelrapporten)

Hoofdstuk 1. Inleiding Naast een algemene inleiding op het projekt Kustgenese en de werkwijze binnen het projekt zijn hierin een samenvatting en de konklusies opgenomen. Hoofdstuk 2. Waargenomen kustontwikkelingen De waargenomen ontwikkeling en vorming van de kust worden hier beschreven onderscheiden naar de tijdsperioden beschouwd door de drie...

Canals and locks in the Netherlands

History of navigational canals in the Netherlands