Room for the River
Room for the River is a Dutch program that shifted flood control from containing rivers behind ever-higher dikes to giving rivers more space, letting hydrological need guide design decisions in over 30 locations.
A example that powerfully illustrates this expanded partnership can be found in the Netherlands' nationwide "Room for the River" program. For centuries, the Dutch approach to flood control was one of dominance: building ever-higher dikes to contain rivers. Faced with increasing flood risk from climate change, the program enacted a fundamental shift. Instead of fighting the river, designers, engineers, and landscape architects began to partner with it. In over 30 locations, design decisions were directly dictated by the river's own agency and hydrological needs.
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Methods
- Biomimicry · both placed under Nature as Mentor, Stakeholder and Co-creator
- Indigenous Design Practices · both placed under Nature
- Regenerative Design · both placed under Nature
- Multi-, Inter-, and Trans-disciplinary Collaboration · discussed together in section 142
Examples
- Al-Azhar Park · discussed together in section 142
- Mana Whenua Design Forum · discussed together in section 142
In the Framework
- Nature · element
- Partners Component
- Environment (Ecological Niche)
- Outcomes Component
In the book
- Chapter 14, section 142 · Environment Dimension
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