De Klimaatdijk in de Praktijk - Praktijkboek Ruimte voor Klimaat
De Klimaatdijk in de Praktijk - Praktijkboek Ruimte voor Klimaat
De Klimaatdijk in de Praktijk - Praktijkboek Ruimte voor Klimaat
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Because of the prospect of climate change, as well as various other changes,<br />
the boundary conditions for flood <strong>de</strong>fences may be subject to change <strong>in</strong> the<br />
future. This report therefore assesses, at various levels of <strong>de</strong>tail, climate-proof<br />
flood <strong>de</strong>fence alternatives for three locations along the Ne<strong>de</strong>rrijn/Lek that<br />
currently do not meet the standards. These alternatives will, after completion,<br />
be so robust that they will not need to be strengthened for a long time (approx.<br />
100 years), and provi<strong>de</strong> extra safety at the same time. This can be<br />
accomplished for a part of the village of Streefkerk by wi<strong>de</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g the dike<br />
consi<strong>de</strong>rably on the river<strong>in</strong>e si<strong>de</strong>, giv<strong>in</strong>g the current dike body the function of a<br />
high support<strong>in</strong>g slope. As a result, exist<strong>in</strong>g build<strong>in</strong>gs would not need to be<br />
<strong>de</strong>molished. From a plann<strong>in</strong>g perspective, the dike will keep its dist<strong>in</strong>ct<br />
appearance and the l<strong>in</strong>k between the village and the river can be strengthened.<br />
<strong>De</strong>spite its higher <strong>in</strong>itial <strong>in</strong>vestment costs, this climate-proof <strong>de</strong>sign is over the<br />
course of 100 years f<strong>in</strong>ancially more attractive compared to the conventional<br />
solution. Another solution, us<strong>in</strong>g a system with two parallel dikes, was explored<br />
for the area of Lien<strong>de</strong>n. The area between the two dikes can be floo<strong>de</strong>d <strong>in</strong> a<br />
controlled manner dur<strong>in</strong>g extreme events <strong>in</strong> or<strong>de</strong>r to prevent any <strong>in</strong>stances of<br />
pip<strong>in</strong>g. At the same time, the current need to strengthen the ma<strong>in</strong> dike will<br />
completely or partially disappear and the result<strong>in</strong>g system would be highly<br />
adaptable to chang<strong>in</strong>g circumstances. The last location, Arnhem, <strong>de</strong>monstrates<br />
that realis<strong>in</strong>g such unconventional flood proof<strong>in</strong>g alternatives requires a high<br />
level of commitment and cooperation among all stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs <strong>in</strong>volved. All<br />
these stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs need to be <strong>in</strong>volved from the very start and the tim<strong>in</strong>g of<br />
such <strong>in</strong>tegrated projects is consequently of crucial importance.