Room for the River programme
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The Room for the River programme is a Dutch flood-management and spatial planning initiative that redesigns river landscapes to safely accommodate higher water levels while enhancing environmental quality and livability.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood management programme
ⓘ
spatial planning programme ⓘ |
| aim |
improve environmental quality
ⓘ
improve landscape quality ⓘ improve livability in river areas ⓘ improve spatial quality ⓘ increase river discharge capacity ⓘ reduce flood risk ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
IJssel River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lek River NERFINISHED ⓘ Maas River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine River NERFINISHED ⓘ Waal River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Dutch national government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| designedFor |
climate change adaptation
ⓘ
higher peak river discharges ⓘ |
| endTime | 2019 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Dutch national budget ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Deventer floodplain lowering
ⓘ
Kampen IJssel delta project ⓘ Nijmegen-Lent river widening project NERFINISHED ⓘ Noordwaard depoldering NERFINISHED ⓘ Overdiepse Polder depoldering NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaltbommel floodplain projects ⓘ |
| implementedIn | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | after 1993 and 1995 Rhine floods ⓘ |
| integrates |
nature development objectives
ⓘ
recreation objectives ⓘ urban development objectives ⓘ water safety objectives ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| legislativeBasis | PKB Ruimte voor de Rivier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
flood risk management
ⓘ
river engineering ⓘ spatial planning ⓘ |
| maximumDesignDischarge | 16000 m3/s at Lobith ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Ruimte voor de Rivier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProject | creation of the Spiegelwaal side channel at Nijmegen ⓘ |
| promotesConcept | giving rivers more room ⓘ |
| replacedApproach | exclusive reliance on dike raising ⓘ |
| startTime | 2006 ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
creation of retention areas
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depoldering ⓘ dike relocation ⓘ dike strengthening ⓘ floodplain lowering ⓘ obstacle removal in floodplains ⓘ side channel construction ⓘ |
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