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New York Flood Risk Reduction and Design, Colloquium, Dec. 18. Bas Jonkman. Delta Interventions and New York. Delft Flood Risk Center. Mission : The Delft Flood Risk Center aims to contribute to the development of safe and liveable delta areas in the Netherlands and worldwide Aims:
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New York Flood Risk Reduction and Design, Colloquium, Dec. 18 Bas Jonkman
Delft Flood Risk Center Mission: The Delft Flood Risk Center aims to contribute to the development of safe and liveable delta areas in the Netherlands and worldwide Aims: • Connect various groups at TU Delft (Citg, TPM, Architecture) • Initiate new multi-disciplinary research on flood risk • (Applied) research with and for governments, research inst., universities and companies • Improve visibility and communication
Deltas and Water at Delft University Hydraulic Engineering Coastal Engineering Flood Risk Management Water Management Delta Urbanism Ports
Nuffic initiatives Mozambique: Sustainable dyke and river management (2014) Thailand, integrated flood management (2013)
Agenda • Delta Interventions • Project group “Jamaica Bay” • Closure by prof. Han Meyer