scholarly journals Flood Risk and Resilience in the Netherlands: In Search of an Adaptive Governance Approach

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2563
Author(s):  
Astrid Molenveld ◽  
Arwin van Buuren

In the Netherlands, dealing with the risk of flooding in the face of the current climate change requires a governance approach that is less based upon the long-standing tradition of prevention and protection, and more oriented toward ideas of resilience and adaptivity. Such an approach is assumed to be more resilient compared to static approaches and better equipped to deal with the indeterminate character of a problem like flood risk. This article presents the Dutch attempt to introduce a more polycentric and adaptive governance approach in flood management, called multilayered safety (MLS). We studied this approach via interviews and an extensive document study, and analyzed the institutions governing the issue using the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework of Elinor Ostrom. For years, the issue was in the hands of a small network of actors, mainly occupied by water experts and governed by a strong lead organization and permanent bodies. While introducing a new, more adaptive policy concept the government encountered both resistance and inability within the existing policy regime. This article shows that the issue of flood safety was successfully ‘tamed’ for decades. Adopting a more adaptive and polycentric approach necessitates ‘untaming’ the issue of flood safety.

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangtao Fu ◽  
Fanlin Meng ◽  
Mónica Rivas Casado ◽  
Roy S. Kalawsky

Flood resilience is an emerging concept for tackling extreme weathers and minimizing the associated adverse impacts. There is a significant knowledge gap in the study of resilience concepts, assessment frameworks and measures, and management strategies. This editorial introduces the latest advances in flood risk and resilience management, which are published in 11 papers in the Special Issue. A synthesis of these papers is provided in the following themes: hazard and risk analysis, flood behaviour analysis, assessment frameworks and metrics, and intervention strategies. The contributions are discussed in the broader context of the field of flood risk and resilience management and future research directions are identified for sustainable flood management.


2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (S2) ◽  
pp. 201-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gersonius ◽  
J. Rijke ◽  
R. Ashley ◽  
P. Bloemen ◽  
E. Kelder ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faith Ka Shun Chan ◽  
Liang Emlyn Yang ◽  
Gordon Mitchell ◽  
Nigel Wright ◽  
Mingfu Guan ◽  
...  

Abstract. Sustainable flood risk management (SFRM) has become popular since the 1980s. Many governmental and non-governmental organisations have been keen on implementing the SFRM strategies by integrating social, ecological and economic themes into their flood risk management (FRM) practices. However, justifications for SFRM are still embryonic and it is not yet clear whether this concept is influencing the current policies in different countries. This paper reviews the past and present flood management approaches and experiences from flood defence to FRM in four developed countries with the aim of highlighting lessons for developing mega deltas. The paper explored recent strategies such as “Making Space for Water, PPS 25, and NPPF” in the UK; “Room for Rivers” in the Netherlands which was promoted to cope with flooding, integrate FRM with ideas on sustainability, and deliver good FRM practice for next generations. The United States has also established a sound National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and Japan has developed an advanced flood warning and evacuation contingency system to prepare for climatic extremes. These case studies showed some good lessons to achieve long term SFRM direction to deliver flood management practices with social-economic and environmental concerns. Most of developing coastal megacities especially in Asia are still heavily reliant on traditional hard-engineering approach, that may not be enough to mitigate substantial risks due to human (exist huge populations, rapid socio-economic growth, subsidence) and natural (climate change) factors. We understand different countries and cities have their own interpretation on SFRM, but recommend policy makers to adopt “mixed options” towards thinking about long term and sustainability that with social, economic and environmental considerations. 


Author(s):  
Theresa Audrey O. Esteban ◽  
Jurian Edelenbos ◽  
Naomi van Stapele

Rotterdam City in the South of Holland is one of the most vibrant cities you will find in the Netherlands. The city has gone through a transformation from the time it was bombed in the 1940s up to the time that a part of the city was flooded in 1953. Through extensive rebuilding and the Delta Plan project, the city has been well protected against any flooding disaster that may come. However, how resilient really is Rotterdam? Through in-depth interviews of key stakeholders in the City of Rotterdam, the study investigates the collective engagement in the city and how this has helped shape Rotterdam’s position in urban resilience. The study used the Collective Engagement Urban Resilience Framework as a framework to understand how disaster prone cities transform itself to become disaster resilient.


2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2139-2146 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gersonius ◽  
R. Ashley ◽  
C. Zevenbergen

Abstract. Recent EU guidance on adaptation calls for the enhancement of socio-technical resilience to climate change. However, socio-technical resilience is relatively poorly defined and this makes it difficult to apply in practice. This paper uses the concept of identity as a vehicle to advance the definition and assessment of socio-technical resilience. Identity comprises four aspects (components, relationships, innovation, and continuity) that constitute the minimum of what has to be identified and specified if resilience is to be assessed. Characterising the identity of a socio-technical system requires the conceptualisation of these four aspects in relation to the particular function provided by the system (e.g. flood risk management) and also the identification of the specific variables and thresholds that reflect changes in identity. We have demonstrated the utility of the identity approach, using the example of flood risk management for the Island of Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Based on the results, socio-technical resilience has been redefined as the ability of the system to continue to function as expected in the face of change. This definition implies that a system is resilient when it can deliver performance without a change of identity by continuing compliance with standards and expectations.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aditya Ramadhan ◽  
Muhamad Fedryansyah ◽  
Lenny Meilany

Jatinangor merupakan salah satu kawasan yang rawan terjadinya bencana banjir . Wilayah ini merupakan kawasan pendidikan dan permukiman padat yang kini berkembang pesat, beda seperti dulu Jatinangor menjadi salah satu wilayah yang sepi penduduk dan masih banyak pesawahan yang terbentang luas. Ada lima desa di Jatinangor yang menjadi langganan terjadinya banjir setiap tahunnya. Banjir yang menerjang lima desa di wilayahnya tersebut memiliki ketinggian 40 s.d. 200 centimeter, dan pada akhir tahun 2017 telah mengakibatkan sebanyak 1.346 rumah terendam air, dengan rincian Desa Hegarmanah dengan jumlah rumah terdampak sebanyak 14 rumah, Desa Cikeruh 221 rumah, Desa Sayang 731 rumah, Desa Mekargalih 317 rumah dan Desa Cipacing sebanyak 63 rumah. Upaya penanggulangan bencana selama ini telah dilakukan, baik oleh pemerintah daerah maupun dari masyarakat Jatinangor itu sendiri terutama pemimpin lokal yang disebut sebagai agen perubahan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan peran pemimpin lokal dalam penanggulangan bencana banjir di Jatinangor. Adapun, metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah kualitif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumentasi. Informan dari penelitian ini adalah pemimpin lokal yang aktif dan mengetahui penanggulangan bencana yang dilakukan dalam menghadapi banjir. Hasil dari penelitian menggambarkan bahwa peran yang dilakukan pemimpin local dalam penanggulangan bencana yang pertama adalah pengambilan keputusan yang menghasilkan pembentukan JERCY ( Jatinangor Emergency Response Community ), pelatihan dan pengerukan sungai Cikeruh. Kedua, menghubungkan kepada pemerintah maupun non pemerintah terkait bantuan bencana banjir. Ketiga, mengumpulkan sumbangan dana serta membiayai untuk penanggulangan bencana banjir . Keempat, mengevaluasi dan memantau proyek yang terkait dalam penanggulangan bencana. Temuan dilapangan menunjukan peran tersebut  berkaitan satu sama lain, dan peran yang paling sering dilakukan adalah menghubungkan dengan Pemerintah maupun non pemerintah.  Jatinangor is one of the areas prone to floods. This area is a densely populated education and settlement area that is now growing rapidly, unlike Jatinangor being one of the most populated areas and there are still many stretches of land. There are five villages in Jatinangor that are subscribed to floods every year. The floods that hit five villages in the region had a height of 40 dd. 200 centimeters, and at the end of 2017 has resulted in 1,346 houses submerged in water, with details of Hegarmanah Village with 14 houses affected, 221 houses of Cikeruh Village, 731 Villages of Sayang Village, 317 Villages of Mekargalih Village and 63 houses of Cipacing Village. Disaster management efforts have been carried out so far, both by the local government and the Jatinangor community itself, especially local leaders who are referred to as agents of change. This study aims to describe the role of local leaders in flood management in Jatinangor. Meanwhile, the research method used is qualitative with data collection techniques through interviews, observation and documentation studies. The informants from this study were local leaders who were active and were aware of disaster management in the face of flooding. The results of the study illustrate that the role of local leaders in disaster management is the first is decision making that results in the formation of JERCY ( Jatinangor Emergency Response Community ), training and the dredging of the Cikeruh river. Second, connecting to the government and non-government related to flood disaster assistance. Third, collecting funds and funding for flood management. Fourth, evaluate and monitor projects related to disaster management. The findings in the field show that the role is related to each other, and the most frequently performed role is to connect with the Government and non-government.


2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-281
Author(s):  
Sylvia Dümmer Scheel

El artículo analiza la diplomacia pública del gobierno de Lázaro Cárdenas centrándose en su opción por publicitar la pobreza nacional en el extranjero, especialmente en Estados Unidos. Se plantea que se trató de una estrategia inédita, que accedió a poner en riesgo el “prestigio nacional” con el fin de justificar ante la opinión pública estadounidense la necesidad de implementar las reformas contenidas en el Plan Sexenal. Aprovechando la inusual empatía hacia los pobres en tiempos del New Deal, se construyó una imagen específica de pobreza que fuera higiénica y redimible. Ésta, sin embargo, no generó consenso entre los mexicanos. This article analyzes the public diplomacy of the government of Lázaro Cárdenas, focusing on the administration’s decision to publicize the nation’s poverty internationally, especially in the United States. This study suggests that this was an unprecedented strategy, putting “national prestige” at risk in order to explain the importance of implementing the reforms contained in the Six Year Plan, in the face of public opinion in the United States. Taking advantage of the increased empathy felt towards the poor during the New Deal, a specific image of hygienic and redeemable poverty was constructed. However, this strategy did not generate agreement among Mexicans.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-134
Author(s):  
Agung Perdana Kusuma

In the 18th century, although the Dutch Company controlled most of the archipelago, the Netherlands also experienced a decline in trade. This was due to the large number of corrupt employees and the fall in the price of spices which eventually created the VOC. Under the rule of H.W. Daendels, the colonial government began to change the way of exploitation from the old conservative way which focused on trade through the VOC to exploitation managed by the government and the private sector. Ulama also strengthen their ties with the general public through judicial management, and compensation, and waqaf assets, and by leading congregational prayers and various ceremonies for celebrating birth, marriage and death. Their links with a large number of artisans, workers (workers), and the merchant elite were very influential.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 285-290
Author(s):  
Nurul Ashikin Mabahwi ◽  
Hitoshi Nakamura

Objectives of this study is to identify the real issues and challenges of flood related agencies in Malaysia. By using qualitative thematic analysis, this study found that limited authorities, lack of enforcement power, lack of cooperation among agencies, lack of man-power and assets for logistics, insufficient funding for flood risk management and communication problems are the issues faced by the flood-related agencies. The government needs to solve the issues and challenges in order to strengthen the flood-related agencies capacities.Keywords: flood risk management; flood-related agencies; issues; authorityeISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v5i13.2069


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