An analytical framework for strategic delta planning: negotiating consent for long-term sustainable delta development

Sectoral planning on water, agriculture and urban development has not been able to prevent increased flood risks and environmental degradation in many deltas. Governments conceive strategic delta planning as a promising planning approach and develop strategic delta plans. Such plans are linked to actions and means for implementation in the...

The influence of interdisciplinary collaboration on decision making: A framework to analyse stakeholder coalitions, evolution and learning in strategic delta planning

Almere 2.0 floodproof: An integral approach to the balance between measures on different layers of multi-layer safety

In the Randstad and the major cities in the Netherlands still remains a task of densification, mostly in areas with a high flood risk. Typical example of this are the plans for the Schaalsprong Almere 2.0: 60,000 new dwellings for a growth to 350,000 residents and 100,000 new jobs planned for 2030 in a deep polder. Looking to these water safety...