The document discusses the concept of floating urbanization as a solution to the challenges faced by cities like Rotterdam due to climate change, population density, and environmental issues. It highlights the potential of floating cities to integrate food production and waste reuse, thereby promoting sustainable urban development while ensuring food security. The research emphasizes the necessity for further studies and prompt implementation alongside effective governance in the transition to this new urban model.

1. Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences /DeltaSync/INDYMO
Dr. ir. Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther
FLOATING URBANISATION
The next Dutch delta technology

3. Population density

4. Natural weather catastrophes
Munich Re

6. Source: DeltaSync, 2013

7. Source: DeltaSync, 2013

8. Concept | Closing the cycle

9. Conventional city Conventional + Floating city
‘Linear metabolism’ ‘Cyclical metabolism’
Source: Deltasync, 2012

10. CLIMATE
CHANGE
Rotterdam challenges | CLIMATE CHANGE
WATER SQUARE source: fastcoexist.com GREEN ROOFS source: Erasmus MC FLOATING EXPANSION
FLOOD
RISK

11. CO2
EMISSIONS
NUTRIENT
EMISSIONS
Rotterdam challenges | EMISSIONS

12. Rotterdam challenges | SUMMARIZED
TOO MUCH
WATER
TOO MANY
NUTRIENTS
TOO MUCH
CO₂

13. Rotterdam challenges | SUMMARIZED
TOO MUCH
WATER
TOO MANY
NUTRIENTS
TOO MUCH
CO₂
BASICALLY THE
REQUIREMENTS
OF A PLANT

14. BlueRevolution
Methodology
(Rotterdam)

15. Potential for
Rotterdam
* preliminarydata,underreview

16. Building blocks| Floating platforms
Source: Deltasync, 2010

17. Building blocks| Floating buildings

18. Building blocks| Floating biofuel production
Source: NASA

19. WATERBASED URBAN DEVELOPMENT

20. Source: Aquaponics.blog
Building blocks| Floating food production and aquaculture

21. Source: FDN Engineering
Building blocks| Wave protection

22. WATERBASED URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Implementation | FLOATING BREAKWATER (Marinetek)

23. Building blocks| Artificial reefs
Source: Reefballs.org

24. Source: DeltaSync, 2008
Building blocks| Utility units and infrastructure

25. Implementation| From vision to mission
DeltaSync, 2006

26. DeltaSync and Public Domain Architecten, 2009
Implementation| Defining a short term step

27. Implementation| Building Process
Source: DeltaSync, 2010

28. Implementation| The Result
Source: DeltaSync, 2010

30. Implementation| Policy City of Rotterdam

31. Research| Testing and demonstration at RDM AquaDock

32. Source:RDM Campus, 2010
RDM Aqua Dock: research, design and manufacturing
Artist impression Aqua Dock:
Stadshavens / Hai Dong Liu

33. Implementation| Developing the building blocks
Stichting Rijnhavenpark, Stad op het Water & DeltaSync,
2011/2012

34. Stichting Rijnhavenpark, Stad op het Water & DeltaSync

35. Wetlands and recreation| ecological development

36. The effect of floating urbanisation on
ecology and water quality
F.C. Boogaard(2)(4), R.E. de Graaf(1)(5), M. Dionisio
Pires(3), V. Sazonov(1)(5), R.L.P de Lima(1)
(1) DeltaSync, Delft, The Netherlands; (2) Tauw, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands; (3) Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands; (4) Hanze University of
Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; (5) Rotterdam University
of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ir. F.C. (Floris) Boogaard,
0031651 55 68 26
e-mail: f.c.boogaard@tudelft.nl
floris.boogaard@tauw.nl

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Research| Water quality/ecological impact floating structures

38. 38
Research| Water quality/ecological impact floating structures

39. INDYMO – Monitoring water quality
Visuals – Life under floating platforms
Insight into the aquatic environment.
The type of fish and aquatic organisms present and
bio-diversity, are indicators of the ecological state of
water bodies.

40. Implementation| Harnaschpolder Delft
Source: DeltaSync, 2008

41. Implementation| Building process
Source: DeltaSync, 2013

42. Foto Olaf Janssen
Implementation| Result

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Projects| Affordable floating housing

44. Source:www.Seasteading.org
Projects| Seasteading Floating City Project

45. Projects| Seasteading Floating City Project

46. Source:DeltaSync/ Seasteading Institute 2013)
Projects| Seasteading Floating City Project

47. Source:DeltaSync/ Seasteading Institute 2013)
Projects| Seasteading Floating City Project

48.  A fundamental new approach to urban development
is needed for the challenges of the 21st century
 Floating city expansions combined with food
production can accommodate future urbanization
without sacrificing land
 At the same time this strategy provides global food
security and reuses waste of conventional cities
 Much research is still needed but, at the same time,
also fast implementation
 Floating cities construction is part of a wider societal
transition in which governance is crucial
Conclusions

49. For more information:
DeltaSync
Molengraaffsingel 12-14
2629 JD Delft
Netherlands
Dr. ir. Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther
T: +31 152561872
C: +31 616308790
www.deltasync.nl