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!