People often oppose the implementation of flood mitigation measures based on concerns
about “spatial quality”(SQ). SQ can be an ambiguous concept, which can function as …

Deltas throughout the world are confronted with increasing flood risks. Flood risk can be
defined as the product of probability and consequences of flooding (Hall et al. 2003). Flood …

The role of the designer in flood risk management strategy development is currently often
restricted to the important but limited task of optimally embedding technical interventions …

This paper describes an integral approach to flood-risk protection and spatial design that
allows for an active involvement of landscape architects and urban designers in the …

Nowadays, administrators and practitioners want to speed up task processes, as decision-
making and application periods in business life have been decreasing. As a result of this …

Delta cities worldwide are confronted with great challenges concerning flood risks,
environmental pressures and other water-related urban issues. The complexity in both …

A shift in flood risk management is taking place from a traditional approach to an integrated
approach, including spatial quality. This shift is also called the spatial turn. An integrated …

7 An Integrated Approach to Flood Risk Management Management and Spatial Quality
Enhancement for a Netherlands’ River Polder A Page 1 127 An Integrated Approach to Flood …

This technical report has been developed as part of my research on the'structural evaluation
of multifunctional flood defences'. The research is part of the programme on'integral and …

" The Case Studies Living Document (CSLD) will be the document that each case study
leader will use to share the information that (i) characterize and give context to its case …