RESILIENCE STRATEGIES FOR FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS

DE BRUIJN K.M. / KLIJN F. / VIS M. / et al. - ARTICLE DE PERIODIQUE - 2003

A comparison is made between the current flood risk management policy in the Netherlands and two alternative resilience strategies. The alternative strategies rely on detention in compartments and on discharge via green rivers». These strategies were evaluated on their financial impacts (costs and flood damage) and on their impacts on economy, ecology and landscape, as well as on flexibility. It is concluded that the initial costs of the resilience strategies are high whereas the gains, a reduction of the flood risk, will only be perceivable in the long term. On the other hand, the resilience strategies are more flexible and offer more opportunities for nature and landscape development.