Upscaling Building with Nature in river environmentsJeroen Rijke PhD MSc
EcoShape Building with Nature Conference, 27 June 2018
slide terugdringen rivier
Klijn et al (2017)
500 AD
1350 AD
Early 1990s: DemonstrationE.g. Blauwe Kamer, Millingerwaard, DuurscheWaarden
1986: IdeationPlan Ooievaar
TRANSITION COMPLETE?
2005‐2024: Maaswerken (Zandmaas/Grensmaas)
2007‐2017: Room for the River
2006: Politcal and policy commitmentDual objective established in PKB Room for the River
2010‐2027: EU Water Framework Directive
1993/95: Near‐miss floods
HWBP• Expected scope: ± 1900km• Everything, except the blue
EU WFD (Tranche 2)
FLOOD PROTECTION ENVIRONMENT
Ecological value before and after mining
Vliegenthart & Van der Zee (2018)
Mining and building back better
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR REBUILDING NATURE?
OR
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
Upper Citarum, Indonesia
Upper CitarumSaguling
Curug Jompong
Dayeuhkolot Sapan
Majalaya
Cileunyi G. Wayang
CEKUNGAN BANDUNG
S. CitarumSaguling
Curug Jompong
Dayeuhkolot Sapan
Majalaya
Cileunyi G. Wayang
S. Citarum
3. Handling polluted sediment
1. Reducing erosion
2. Trapping sediment
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Science, 8 September 2017