Case Study: Kinderdijk - Schoonhovenseveer

Title

Case Study: Kinderdijk - Schoonhovenseveer: Dike reinforcement lekdijk

 Author

Tromp, E. (TU Delft Policy Analysis)

Contributor

Kothuis, Baukje (editor)
Kok, Matthijs (editor)

Date

2017

 Abstract

The dike reinforcement project Kinderdijk – Schoonhovenseveer (KIS) is part of the Lekdijk, a primary flooddefense that directly protects two major polders in its hinterland fromflooding by the Rhine: the Alblasserwaard and the Vijfheerenlanden polders. Theinitial expansion of local villages (in the Middle Ages) was concentrated near thedike and around the churches, resulting in ribbon development along the dike (seeFigure 1). Beyond the dike, part of the floodplains is a nature conservationarea. The local population is aging, and village shops, businesses, and localactivities are slowly disappearing. There is a shortage of housing for youngpeople.


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 Publisher

Delft University Publishers

 ISBN

978-94-6186-808-4

 Source

Integral Design of Multifunctional Flood Defenses: Multidisciplinary Approaches and Examples

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

book chapter

 Rights

© 2017 E. Tromp
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