How the Dutch plan to stay dry over the next century
Resource information
Date of publication
December 2011
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
NARCIS:wur:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/425580
Pages
8
Copyright details
Open Access, this refers to access without restrictions, and without financial incentives. Access to the resource is gained directly, without any obstacles. From info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Over two-thirds of the Netherlands' economy and half its population is below sea level. The Dutch government recently set out far-reaching recommendations on how to keep the country flood-proof over the next century given the likelihood of rising sea levels and river flows. This paper explains the recommendations, which are based on a gradual upgrading of safety standards in the light of economic growth and group casualty risk, together with triggers provided by debates and data on climate change. It concludes that protection is feasible both technically and economically, costing up to (sic)3 billion a year and that the approach could be useful for other low-lying areas.
