Changing Estuaries, Changing Views

Smits, A.J.M.; Nienhuis, P.H.; Saeijs, H.L.F.

doi:10.1007/s10750-005-1924-4

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“…The twenty-first century has already seen large-scale flood disasters in Bangkok, Thailand (2011);Brisbane, Australia (2011);Guangdong, China (2007); New Orleans, USA (2005); Dresden, Germany (2002);and Taipei, Taiwan (2001), among others. The industrialized world has heavily relied on flood control to mitigate flood hazards, yet it is criticized for harming riverine ecosystems and increasing long-term flood risk (Burby et al 2000, Smits et al 2006. Alternative management concepts have emerged, emphasizing the integration between land and water management and of structural and nonstructural measures (e.g., Schneidergruber et al 2004, Associated Programme on Flood Management 2009).…”

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A Theory on Urban Resilience to Floods--A Basis for Alternative Planning Practices

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2012

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A theory on urban resilience to floods-a basis for alternative planning practices. Ecology and Society 17(4): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05231-170448 Insight A Theory on Urban Resilience to Floods-A Basis for Alternative Planning PracticesKuei-Hsien Liao 1 ABSTRACT. River cities require a management approach based on resilience to floods rather than on resistance. Resisting floods by means of levees, dams, and channelization neglects inherent uncertainties arising from human-nature couplings and fails to address the extreme events that are expected to increase with climate change, and is thereby not a reliable approach to long-term flood safety. By applying resilience theory to address system persistence through changes, I develop a theory on "urban resilience to floods" as an alternative framework for urban flood hazard management. Urban resilience to floods is defined as a city's capacity to tolerate flooding and to reorganize should physical damage and socioeconomic disruption occur, so as to prevent deaths and injuries and maintain current socioeconomic identity. It derives from living with periodic floods as learning opportunities to prepare the city for extreme ones. The theory of urban resilience to floods challenges the conventional wisdom that cities cannot live without flood control, which in effect erodes resilience. To operationalize the theory for planning practice, a surrogate measure-the percent floodable area-is developed for assessing urban resilience to floods. To enable natural floodplain functions to build urban resilience to floods, flood adaptation is advocated in order to replace flood control for mitigating flood hazards.

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A Theory on Urban Resilience to Floods--A Basis for Alternative Planning Practices

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“…The study aims to identify future water shortages and possible solutions. The study on the ecological restoration of the delta of the rivers Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt is being undertaken in response to water quality problems caused by the compartmentalisation of the delta area (Smits et al, 2006). This compartmentalisation is due to the building of dams in the so-called Delta Project, which have changed the former estuarine delta into an artificial, stagnant freshwater system, rich in nutrients.…”

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“…This compartmentalisation is due to the building of dams in the so-called Delta Project, which have changed the former estuarine delta into an artificial, stagnant freshwater system, rich in nutrients. This has led to a number of problems, including algal blooms and other water quality problems (De Jonge & De Jong, 2002;Smits et al, 2006). Possible answers to these problems include restoration of the former estuarine conditions, periodically flushing the compartments with excess fresh water in order to wash away the algae, and/or a drastic cleaning up of pollution sources.…”

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From River Management to River Basin Management: A Water Manager’s Perspective

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2006

Hydrobiologia

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Because of climate change and the need for sustainable water systems, water management has changed considerably in recent years, from river management to basin management. This change is illustrated for both the main Dutch river system and a small, representative regional water system in the Netherlands. This change results in four major challenges, (1) creating an effective regional administration which functions as a network authority, (2) increasing collaboration with other water managers, (3) increasing efficiency and achieving goals at minimum cost, and (4) communicating in an open manner with stakeholders. The article outlines the way in which water managers try to address these challenges. Special attention is given to the need for increased coordination between environmental policies and water policies.

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“…De Groot & Lenders (2006) demonstrate that river management has been dominated mostly by scientific arguments for too long, but that sound management must also involve a cultural and historical dimension to be acceptable to society. Smits et al (2006) present a provocative story with the aim of drastically changing our infrastructural thinking in such way that the river is working for society; in other words, they advocate ecosystem-based water management. We should not waste all of our energy taming natural processes, with inevitable loss of money and biodiversity.…”

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Living Rivers: Trends and Challenges in Science and Management

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This paper discusses and summarizes the major conclusions of the special issue entitled 'Living rivers: trends and challenges in science and management' of Hydrobiologia/Developments in Hydrobiology. It is structured along three lines: (1) Functioning of river systems; (2) Ecological rehabilitation of river systems;(3) Challenges and obstacles to sustainable management. Sustainable river basin management requires a thorough understanding of natural, physical, chemical and ecological processes as well as socio-economic functioning. Environmental rehabilitation of river systems inevitably requires an ecosystem-based approach involving solutions supported by the public. The challenge is to combine ecological and socioeconomic sustainability. Rethinking our efforts in both directions must lead to more innovative solutions than those available at present.

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Changing Estuaries, Changing Views

Cited by 58 publications

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A Theory on Urban Resilience to Floods--A Basis for Alternative Planning Practices

A Theory on Urban Resilience to Floods--A Basis for Alternative Planning Practices

From River Management to River Basin Management: A Water Manager’s Perspective

Living Rivers: Trends and Challenges in Science and Management

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