Lecture 6 (WM&SP) Flashcards
What is room for the river?
A spatial programme that tries to prevent flooding by, instead of strengthening the dikes, providing more space for the rivers. This includes the realization of buffer areas, depolderings, flood channels or dike replacements. This was never done with spatial measures before.
Explain the types of measures that were taken in the 4 spatial projects Dr. Margo highlighted in the lectures.
Noordwaard near Dordrecht: Depoldering of agricultural land. Area was protected by dikes. Flood channels/retention basins were realized
Overdiepse Polder: again, depoldering. Artificial dwelling mounts were created. Farmers changed their way of farming
IJsdelta Zuid near Kampen:
* recreational activites and nature areas combined in interactive area development.
Nijmegen Lent:
* Dike relocation.
* Extra flood channel was created
* New urban river park
Match the trend in Dutch river flood management to the correct time period.
1 Before 1850
2 From 1850
3 1996-2019
4 From 2015
A regulation strategy
B diversion strategy
C focus on dike strengthening
D Diversion strategy/Room for the river
1: B
2: A
3: D
4: C
Explain the movement towards the ‘perfect river’
To regulate and standardise the shape of the rivers and improve their navigability.
Regulation strategy
Explain the ‘diversion strategy’ of the 18th century
There were many river floods. It was difficult to control the distribution of water between river branches. The system consisted of relatively small channels. The water was therefore directed into sidelong diversions.
The water was lead over a locally lowered dike into a practically uninhabited area. Because of this, river floods could be regulated.
What was the aim of the regulation period?
Development and introduction of various new and innovative techniques. Total complete control of the river system. –> again the technocratisation of Dutch river flood management.
What is the ecological turn?
A movement whereby biologists and ecologists were used to assess ecological impacts of water management projects.
Why is it weird that Room for the River started in 2006?
the trend of restoring the beauty of the river by combining ecnomic values and water safety with ecological and cultural historical values was already there in 1980. working with nature and giving space to the river was already a thing back then. Thus RVR could be applied earlier maybe.
Explain the PPPE framework
a programmatic assessment:
Purposeful and valued action in RVR
- Does it achieve the policy’s intended outcomes?
- Flood safety and spatial quality. Focus on spatial measures
- centralized/decentrlaized steering.
b process assessment
Thoughtful and fair policymaking practices in RVR
- the policy allows for robust deliberation about thoughtful consideration of the relevant values and interests; goals and objectives, policy instruments and
institutional arrangements and capacities needed for effective policy implementation
c political assessment
Stakeholder and public legitimacy for the policy.
- relatively broad and deep political coalition supports the policy’s value proposition, instruments and results.
d endurance assessment
Temporal assessment
- Endurance of the policy’s value proposition.
- Degree to which the policy’s programmatic process and political performance is maintained over time.
What types of measures are used during Room for the river?
- technical measures: lowering groynes, deepning low flow channel
- measures within banks (buitendijks): lowering flood plains
- Measures beyond the banks: locally setting back dikes, setting back dikes on large scale, retention reservoir.
What are boundary spanners.
Boundary spanners undertake the cross boundary work that is needed to develop coordination and collaboration across organisational, sectoral, disciplinary boundaries. They link different actors and their interests, build trust between them and help improve coordination between decision-making and implementation.
Three key activities of boundary spanners
- Selecting relevant information on both sides of a boundary
- Translating and interpreting the selected information across boundaries
- Connecting different actors from both sides of boundaries, for example through
networking
Explain the boundary spanning role type ‘scout’.
focuses on selecting –> scanning, collecting and adding information about external ideas and actors.
Idem for the ambassador and interpreter communicator
selecting and translating > on interpreting the selected information
task coordinator and entrepeneur?
focus on all 3 activities: connecting, translating and selecting. Focus is on connecting
