Het integraal ontwerpen van multifunctionele waterkeringen

Een onderzoeksprogramma van de TU Delft, Universiteit van Twente en Wageningen Universiteit heeft diverse ontwerpaspecten van zogenoemde multifunctionele waterkeringen onder de loep genomen. Dit artikel belicht het technisch en ruimtelijk ontwerpproces van dergelijke keringen, en het betrekken van stakeholders in dit proces.

Stakeholder value inclusive design: Using the contested issues game structuring approach (CIGAS) in Texas

If we want to incorporate multiple functions in a flood defense structure, system or strategy, it is imperative that we consider the different and often diverging interests and values of involved stakeholders. Since these interests and values are not always self-evident, stakeholder consultations are a vital part of an integrated and sustainable...

Hurricane Harvey Report: A fact-finding effort in the direct aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in the Greater Houston Region

On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport, Texas as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of approximately 200 km/hour. Harvey caused severe damages in coastal Texas due to extreme winds and storm surge, but will go down in history for record-setting rainfall totals and flood-related damages. Across large...

Delta planning and design in the Houstan Galveston Bay region, Texas

Delta Interventions: Design and Engineering in Urban Water Landscapes

This book presents a selection of research-by-design projects developed in the Delta Interventions Studio at the Delft University of Technology, including a short overview of all graduation projects from 2009-2015, and reflections by senior scholars. We hope this book will inspire others working on delta issues and designing interventions. The...

The Eastern Scheldt Survey: A concise overview of the estuary pre- and post barrier - Part 1: MEMO

The aim of this survey is to give a concise overview of the pre- and post-barrier functioning of the Eastern Scheldt estuary. The survey builds upon the Eastern Scheldt Memo (dated March 2016), which explored possible sources and shortlisted leading publications, key institutes and contacts. In response to the memo’s reception by the...

The Eastern Scheldt Survey: A concise overview of the estuary pre- and post barrier - Part 2: SURVEY

The aim of this survey is to give a concise overview of the pre- and post-barrier functioning of the Eastern Scheldt estuary. The survey builds upon the Eastern Scheldt Memo (dated March 2016), which explored possible sources and shortlisted leading publications, key institutes and contacts. In response to the memo’s reception by the...

Delft Delta Design: The Houston Galveston Bay Region, Texas, USA

In 2008, Hurricane Ike devastated Bolivar Peninsula, narrowly missing the more heavily industrialized and populated areas in the region. In the aftermath of the hurricane, the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center at Rice University in Houston, and Texas A&M University in Galveston (TAMUG) led...

Contested issues game structuring approach - CIGAS workshop Houston report, results and reflection: Exploring stakeholder-based joint commitment to action for flood protection decision-making in the Houston Galveston Bay Area

CIGAS stands for Contested Issues Game Structuring Approach. CIGAS is a practice developed specifically for contested environments, which strives to enhance participant’s insight by means of game structuring and system modeling techniques. Within this practice participants are understood to have different interests and values. The purpose is...

Waterveiligheid: Managen van kwetsbaarheid voorbij de mythe van droge voeten. De Nederlandse omgang met overstromingsdreiging in sociaal-cultureel perspectief.

In dit proefschrift leggen Heems en Kothuis uit waarom overstromings- dreiging bij de meeste Nederlanders ‘niet leeft’. Zij beantwoorden vanuit sociaal cultureel perspectief de vraag hoe Nederlanders aan het begin van de 21e eeuw betekenis geven aan de omgang met waterveiligheid. Na de (bijna) overstromingen van de rivieren in 1993 en 1995 zette...