Lecture 11 Afsluitbrick

Question 1

What does the Afsluitdijk do?

Answer 1

It brings safety
Connects Friesland to North Holland
Created land food and cities (Zuiderzeewerken)
* barrier that created largest fresh water serservoir in Western Europe
* Iconic landscape
* Early example Dutch Delta Design
* Not of any particular interest to politicians nor society.  vulnerability complex

Question 2

What in 2006 happened and affected the Afsluitdijk?

Answer 2

People realized that the infrastructure was ageing and that the dike needed to be strengthened.

Question 3

Explain the Natuurlijk Afsluitdijk scenario

Answer 3

• Place with water, go out,
• Create energy
• Superbus
• Solar wall
• Energy lake
• Room to experiment

Question 4

Explain the Waddenwerken

Answer 4

Building with nature, sea defense and ecology join forces.

Question 5

Explain the Afsluitdijk 21e eeuw scenario

Answer 5

• overleaping/overtopping dam
• combination of
  water management, sustainable tidal energy
  (pumping), ecology and recreation

Question 6

Explain the Monument in balans scenario

Answer 6

Keep the Afsluitdijk as it is, A long line of infrastructure, but redevelop the surrounding areas at both ends of the Afsluitdijk.

• preserve characteristics
  and rhythm of the dam
• develop the ‘halters’
• create an ‘energy-isle’
  (to experiment)
• Storm-shield for safety

Question 7

Explain the interests and cultures with this project

Answer 7

• National authority:
  o Safety and icon
  o Budgets available
  o Budget and planning and risk management
  o Commitment of others
  o Strict scope/procedure
  o Slow public process
• Regional authorities
  o Better and cheaper
  o Broad scope
  o Funding project while working
  o Fess hierarchical, able to change scopes quickly, less strict procedures
  o Slow public processes.

Local authorities
* Broad scope
* Less hierarchical
* Less experience with complex projects
* Slow public processes

Privat partners:
* Technology development
* Small companies with limited resource
* Quick decision making
* Core business is not viable business case

Semi government: like TenneT
* Slow process
* Small rigid scope
* Follow the market

Question 8

What do you need to do when you have so many different interests?

Answer 8

• Connect and organize people
• Become flexible
• Lobby
• Meet
• Translate
• Guarantee risks
• Finance and help to arrange money
• Communication budget = marketing
• Make use of existing organisations

Question 9

What kind of elements did they add to the Afsluitdijk eventually?

Answer 9

• Fish migration river
• Tourism and recreation: bringer of safety, new land and fresh water. Icon of NL. UNESCO. National monuments, also landscaping. Lots of tourist that want to visit it.