Assessing the degree of preservation of landscape, natural and cultural-historical values in river dike reinforcement planning in the Netherlands

Lenders, H.J.R.; Huijbregts, Mark A. J.; Aarts, Bram G. W.; Turnhout, C.A.M. van

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-1646(199907/08)15:4<325::aid-rrr545>3.0.co;2-g

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“…Flood defences can strengthen other values when functions are properly integrated (Lenders et al, 1999;van Loon-Steensma et al, 2014). In urban areas where space is limited there is continuous pressure to build on or integrate structures with the flood defence (Stalenberg, 2013).…”

Section: Multifunctional Flood Defencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Re-evaluating safety risks of multifunctional dikes with a probabilistic risk framework

Marijnissen¹,

Kok²,

Kroeze³

et al. 2018

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Abstract. Multifunctional use of flood defences is often seen as a disadvantage for flood protection. Safety assessments of multifunctional dikes only require functions do not negatively affect safety but leave potential synergies untapped. This study synthesizes the new probabilistic approaches to evaluate the safety of multifunctional flood defences employed in the Netherlands after the introduction of the new Water Act and explores how this affects the assessed risk of flooding. While a traditional conservative approach does lead to safe assessments, a probabilistic approach assesses a higher protection level of the dike. Positive contributions of functions to safety can be included in a probabilistic approach even when in a critical state there is a negative contribution to safety. In a probabilistic approach the probability of such scenarios is made explicit. Multifunctional flood defences thereby are more safe than is expected from conservative assessments only.

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Section: Multifunctional Flood Defencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Re-evaluating safety risks of multifunctional dikes with a probabilistic risk framework

Marijnissen¹,

Kok²,

Kroeze³

et al. 2018

Preprint

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“…Within the Dutch river districts, the importance of preserving natural and cultural lands has historically received varying attention. In 1993, however, landscape, natural, and cultural‐historical values were incorporated into national Dutch policy on dike improvements (Walker et al 1994, Lenders et al 1999). Since then, each river district has varyingly integrated these values into their dike reinforcement plans.…”

Section: Dutch Flood Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since then, each river district has varyingly integrated these values into their dike reinforcement plans. Environmental Impact Assessments are compulsory for projects that are not classified as immediate and urgent (Lenders et al 1999). Participation by local citizens and environmental groups is also encouraged.…”

Section: Dutch Flood Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dutch Flood Policy Innovations for California

Woodall

Lund

2009

Contemporary Water Research

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“…As such, it recognizes the value of scenic landscape, the value that is expressed when people pay to travel to and visit areas of outstanding natural beauty, and that arises when people meet the costs of landscape restoration and reclamation or pay to preserve areas as national parks and monuments. These scenic values are difficult to quantify, although many attempts have been made to do so either by calculating tourist expenditures or by developing means of quantifying scenic attributes, such as the uniqueness value (Leopold 1972) or LNC (landscape, natural, and culturalhistorical) values (Lenders et al 1999).…”

Section: F O R U M ❙mentioning

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The Human Dimensions of Geomorphological Work in Britain

Douglas¹,

Lawson

2000

J of Industrial Ecology

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❙ SummaryThe transfer of materials from the natural environment to the urban and industrially built environment produces two broad impacts on the landscape: a removal of materials from the earth's surface (a change in geomorphology) and the accumulation of a stock of concrete and other materials elsewhere in cities and industrial zones (a change in urban morphology). Thus, industrial activity transforms natural landscapes and, in doing so, has to be considered to be a geological and geomorphological agent. On the global scale, the deliberate shift of around 57,000 Mt (megatons)/yr of materials through mineral extraction processes exceeds the annual transport of sediment to the oceans by rivers (some 22,000 Mt/yr) by almost a factor of three. On the island of Britain, the total deliberate shift of earth-surface materials is between 688 and 972 Mt/yr, depending on whether or not the replacement of overburden in opencast coal mining is taken into account. The export of sediment to the oceans by rivers is only 10 Mt/yr whereas the export of materials in solution is about 40 Mt/yr, making the deliberate materials shift nearly 14 times larger than the shift caused by natural processes. Processes examined by industrial ecology, such as direct excavation, urban development, and waste dumping are those most driving changes in the shape of the British landscape today. These transformations pose added costs. Industrial ecology will produce an understanding of the hidden costs associated with these transformations. Such an understanding will help in planning and encouraging the reuse of materials everywhere and in identifying the key areas for intervention to reduce off-site geomorphological impacts and costs.

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Assessing the degree of preservation of landscape, natural and cultural-historical values in river dike reinforcement planning in the Netherlands

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

Re-evaluating safety risks of multifunctional dikes with a probabilistic risk framework

Re-evaluating safety risks of multifunctional dikes with a probabilistic risk framework

Dutch Flood Policy Innovations for California

The Human Dimensions of Geomorphological Work in Britain

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