Room for the River

Energy and sustainability, H+N+S landscape architects, Imminent Urban Commons, NEXT Architects, Ney-Poulissen Architects & Engineers, No Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Trafique, ZJA (Zwarts & Jansma Architects)

Artificial nature, Bridge, Built landscape, Climate change, development, Ecological agencies, Ecological researches, Future Commoning Cities, Imminent Commons, Landscape Architecture, Landscape planning, Landscape urbanism, Landscape vs. Architecture, Mobility, Natural dialogue, Natural ecology, Natural Park, Nature, Nature vs. Artificial, Nijmegen, Project, Reconstructing nature, River, Sea Level Rise, Seoul Biennale 2017, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable infrastructure, Sustainable Region, Territorial Approach, The Netherlands, Urban mobility, Urban mobility standards, Urban Paradigms, Water, Water infrastructure, Water level

The Netherlands forms the low-lying delta of North-Western Europe. Over the past 1000 years the rivers have been harnessed between higher and stronger dikes. However, due to climate change, river discharges have increased and extreme high water levels are expected to occur more frequently. After the river flooding in 1995, the national Room for the River programme was initiated to give back more space to the rivers in order to reduce the risk of flooding.