Room for Rivers: Risk Reduction by Enhancing the Flood Conveyance Capacity of The Netherlands’ Large Rivers

The Netherlands has just finished implementing the Room for the Rivers program along the Rhine and Meuse Rivers in response to increasing river discharges. Recently, making more room for the river is, however, being challenged for future application because the flood defenses are assessed to be too...

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Main Authors: Frans Klijn, Nathalie Asselman, Dennis Wagenaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/6/224