Flood Risk and Water Management in the Netherlands

French version: Le cadre législatif et organisationnel de la gestion du risque d’inondation aux Pays-Bas - http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:87b38e7a-913e-45da-8408-87684e91c7c6 As in most countries legislation for flood risk management and crisis management in the Netherlands was driven by disasters. European Directives increasingly influenceour...

The application of a tandem dike system in Vietnam

In the low-lying coastal regions coastal defence structures are usually designed with a main function to protect the hinterland from highly vulnerable to coastal flooding. Sea dikes are usually the most common and important elements which form the coastal flood defence system. Sea dikes are designed at a pre-defined circumstance and requirement....

Spatial planning and supporting instruments for preventive flood management

The floods and the risk in the Rhine basin can only effectively be reduced if, in addition to technical measures, spatial planning regulates land use in flood prone areas. Furthermore future detention areas as well as room for river functions must be safeguarded in a long term perspective. In addition spatial planning can influence the...

Room for the Rhine in The Netherlands: Summary of research results

Raum für den Rhein in den Niederlanden: Zusammenfassung der Untersuchungsergebnisse

Ruimte maken voor de Rijn: Samenvatting van wat het onderzoek heeft opgeleverd

Coping with floods: A comparative study of strategies used in Vietnam, China and USA

Throughout history, rivers have provided people with ideal settings for development, which includes fertile farmland, water supply, convenient waterway for transportation and commerce, waste disposal and energy generation, which are essential for the expansion of human civilisation. Ironically, rivers often flood their banks, threatening the...

An Inventory of Measures and Solutions Coping with Floods around the World

From the very earliest times, man has sought to reduce the damaging impact of floods. However, despite a growing understanding of flood hydrology, plus the application of an increasingly complex technology and the injection of progressively larger capital sums, flood losses continue to rise. The concentration was principally placed on the...