Last week I had the opportunity to give a short presentation about my research project, for the Wageningen UR Board of Directors (Fresco, Breukink, Kropff) who were interested in learning about research done by their Social Sciences Group.
Pitch Wageningen UR Board of Directors (Fresco, Breukink, Kropff)
1. 08/09/2014
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The pursuit of permeability. Flood control and controlled flooding in the delta
Martijn van Staveren
Environmental Policy Group
8-9-2014
Living in deltas: opportunities and challenges
Flood management
Urbanization
Various interests
Climate change
Institutional complexity
2. 08/09/2014
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Dutch hydraulic engineering
โTrendsโ in dealing with delta floods
1.Technological interventions versus/in conjunction with ecosystem-oriented & spatial approaches
๏งConcerns about environmental impact of technology (short term, and longer term: delta trajectories)
๏งNew ecosystem-oriented ideas and responses to delta dynamics
3. 08/09/2014
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โTrendsโ in dealing with delta floods
2.Introducing/preserving/restoring controlled flooding
๏งDifferent drivers (top down โhydrocracyโ vs local action)
๏งSocial shaping of technology (both design and โoperationsโ)
๏งPlace in and contribution to long term delta survival?
โTrendsโ in dealing with delta floods
3.Interest in โlong term delta planningโ
๏งExporting Dutch โapproachesโ to other contexts?
๏งWhoโs delta? Stakeholders, participation and decision-making
๏งGrasping the future โ โthe gridโ:
4. 08/09/2014
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Understanding controlled flooding
Two research lines
1.Place (and โroleโ) of controlled flooding in physical delta trajectories, hence in long term delta planning
2.Social (re-)shaping of technology (decisions, design and operation)
Findings so far
๏งPotential โembedded technologyโ both in the delta as well as in society, but in NL only partially achieved.
๏งWhich insights from Bangladesh and Vietnam?
๏งPast hydraulic choices act as โsystem stabilizers and attractorsโ
More information
๏งwww.wageningenur.nl/enp
๏งdynamicdeltas.blogspot.nl
๏งForthcoming (September 2014): Van Staveren M.F., Warner J.F., van Tatenhove J.P.M., Wester P. Letโs bring in the floods. Controlled flooding as a strategy for long term delta survival? Water International,
web/DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2014.957510.