DORDRECHT City in the water – Water in the city
Ellen Kelder City of Dordrecht 12th of November 2014
Presentation
• Introduction of Dordrecht
• City in the Water
Historical Harbour and Stadswerven
• Water in the City
Urban Waterplan and Wielwijk
• Lessons learned
Zicht op Dordrecht, Jan van Goyen 1651 (source: Dordrecht Museum)
Zicht op Dordrecht, 21ste
eeuw
Dordrecht: City in the Dutch Delta
Historic development Dordrecht after St. Elisabeth flood (1421)
Island of Dordrecht
The island of Dordrecht with 120.000 inhabitants
Position in lowlands of the Netherlands
Risk of flooding – from sea and river
City in the water
Water in the city
City developments inside or outside the primary defence
City in the Water: Historical Harbour
Living with water in a monumental area
Don’t complain sir, Dordrecht may flood. The tourist information will explain everything
Cartoon from a newspaper
City in the water: Urban Waterplan 2000 - 2008
Exploration report 2001
Policy plan 2002
Implementation plan 2003
Best Urban Waterplan of the Netherlands
800 waterambassadors
Urban Waterplan Result: extra retention
Water Campaign Weeks
1200 waterambassadors (1% of the population)
After Katrina
Urban Flood Management (2005 – 2008) Managing Adaptive REponses to changing flood risk (2009 – 2012) Camimate Adaptation Mainstreaming through INnOvation (2013 – 2015)
Learning and Action Alliance (LAA/ Network) of public and knowledge institutes, national-regional-local government
City to city (transnational) learning
City in the Water Stadswerven
Analysis
- Floodrisk
- Casualties, damage
Design
- Floodrisk management plan
- City development plan
- Crisismanagementplan
Policy and Governance
- Roles, responsibilities
- Norms
Climate Proofing Framework
- Method and approach
- Resiliency, Robustness, Actor values
City in the Water: Stadswerven
Urban plan Stadswerven – spatial planning
Flooding of the public space on a daily basis -
Experience and awareness
Urban plan Stadswerven – spatial planning
Urban plan Stadswerven – spatial planning
Build in the 50’s
Water in the City: Wielwijk
Water in the City: Wielwijk
Urban Vision 1.0
access route
Park Line
Analysis
- Watersysteem
- Urban systeem
Design
- Spatial planning
- Investment in sewerage system
Policy + Governance
- Agreement DOR & WSHD
- Norms
Climate Proofing Framework:
- Method en approach
- Adaptation Tipping point and Opportunity method
Water in the City: Wielwijk
Linking adaptation with urban development
Urban Vision 1.0 Urban Vision 2.0
Adaptation Measure
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Lessons learned
• Involve the inhabitants
• Work within a learning and Action Alliance / Network
• => This will enhance political support
• Combine investments in city developement or maintenance with adaptation measures
Thank you for your attention!