More urban water : design and management of Dutch water cities /: design and management of Dutch water cities. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Fransje Hooimeijer, Wout van der Toorn Vrijthoof.
• Other Names: Hooimeijer, Fransje; Toorn Vrijthoff, W. van der
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction: water's changing context ; Wout van der Toorn Vrijthoff, Frans van de Ven 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Climate change; 1.3 The Netherlands water land; 1.4 The organisation of a water management authority ; 1.4.1 Tasks and responsibilities of the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management; 1.4.2 Tasks and responsibilities of the provinces; 1.4.3 Tasks and responsibilities of the district water boards; 1.4.4 Tasks and responsibilities of the municipalities; 1.5 Giving space instead of holding water back; 1.6 Institutional policy frameworks; 1.7 Urban water management; 1.8 Expanding the water storage capacity; 1.9 Approach on a spatial level; 1.10 Costs and sources of funding Chapter 2: The form and function of water in the city ; Fransje Hooimeijer 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic types of water town ; 2.2.1 Geest town; 2.2.2 Mould town; 2.2.3 River town; 2.2.4 Coastal town; 2.2.5 Burcht town; 2.2.6 Dike town and dam town; 2.3 The expansion of water towns ; 2.3.1 Fortified towns; 2.3.2 Polder towns; 2.4 The overture to the city; 2.5 Expansions in the polder in the interwar years ; 2.5.1 Garden cities; 2.5.2 Vreewijk; 2.5.3 Betondorp; 2.6 Water towns after the war ; 2.6.1 Amsterdam: western garden towns; 2.6.2 Rotterdam: Southern garden towns; 2.7 The primordial Dutch talent; 2.8 The future: Rotterdam Water City 2035 Govert Geldof ; 2.8.1 A leap in time; 2.8.2 The challenge; 2.8.3 The safety philosophy; 2.8.4 The design of Rotterdam Water City 2035; 2.8.5 The city and people; Chapter 3: The urban design issues in existing cities ; Eveline Brandes, John Westrik and Bernadette Janssen 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The state of affairs in the prewar city; 3.3 The structure of the prewar city ; 3.3.1 City centre: narrow streets versus large-scale functions; 3.3.2 Old industrial sites, harbour areas and other fault zones: new designated uses; 3.3.3 The first and second rings: a renewal of the urban renewal?; 3.3.4 The residential areas of the interwar years: consolidation or demolition and new building?; 3.4 The issues in the prewar city by theme ; 3.4.1 Accessibility and the environment; 3.4.2 Station areas; 3.4.3 Cyclists and pedestrians; 3.4.4 Infrastructure; 3.4.5 Road traffic and car parks; 3.4.6 Green and water structure; 3.4.7 Higher density of building and high-rise; 3.4.8 Specific problems per city; 3.5 The issue in the prewar city; 3.6 The state of affairs in the post-war city; 3.7 The post-war urban expansion; 3.8 The common approach in the post-war city; 3.9 New opportunities in restructuring the post-war city; 3.9.1 Establishing the profile of Rotterdam's southern garden towns ; Chapter 4: The water issues in the existing city ; Sybrand Tjallingii 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Water flows; 4.2.1The sea: from resistance to resilience; 4.2.2 The rivers: from raising dikes to space for the river; 4.2.3 Streams: from straightening to 'remeandering'; 4.2.4.Boezem and polder waters: from rapid discharge to hold and store; 4.2.5 Rainwater: from discharge to hold and store; 4.2.6 Groundwater: from pumping to controlling; 4.2.7 Drinking water: from wastage to careful use; 4.2.8 Waste water: from making clean to keeping clean; 4.3 Guiding principles: comprehensive and sustainable ; 4.3.1 Holding rainwater and keeping it clean; 4.3.2 Giving space to river discharge; 4.3.3 Coordinating water use and water management and making them visible in the plan; 4.3.4 Accentuating the area identity with water; 4.3.5 Creating conditions for biodiversity with water; 4.3.6 Creating conditions for interactive processes; 4.3.7 Creating conditions for an innovative learning organisation; 4.4 Guiding models ; 4.4.1 Three guiding models for Delft; 4.4.2 Four guiding models for Eindhoven; 4.5 Water issues in the planning process ; Chapter 5: More water in the historic city centre: transformation ; Wout van der Toorn Vrijthoff 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Catharijnesingel, Utrecht ; 5.2.1The area; 5.2.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 5.2.3 Solutions and process planning; 5.2.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 5.3 Old Harbour, Breda ; 5.3.1 The area; 5.3.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 5.3.3 Solutions and process planning; 5.3.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 5.4 East city centre, Delft ; 5.4.1 The area; 5.4.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 5.4.3 Solutions and process planning; 5.4.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 5.5 Conclusion Chapter 6: More water in the city, from 1850 to 1945: consolidation ; Wout van der Toorn Vrijthoff 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 Museumpark, Rotterdam; 6.2.1 The area; 6.2.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 6.2.3 Solutions and process planning; 6.2.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 6.3 Vogelwijk, The Hague ; 6.3.1 The area; 6.3.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 6.3.3 Solutions and process planning; 6.3.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 6.4 Conclusion Chapter 7: More water in the post-war city: restructuring ; Wout van der Toorn Vrijthoff and Anita Terlindert 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Poptahof, Delft ; 7.2.1 The area; 7.2.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 7.2.3 Solutions and process planning; 7.2.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 7.3 Wielwijk, Dordrecht ; 7.3.1 The area; 7.3.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 7.3.3 Solutions and process planning; 7.3.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 7.4 Schalkwijk, Haarlem; 7.4.1 The area; 7.4.2 The water issue within the urban water plan; 7.4.3 Solutions and process planning; 7.4.4 What does it cost and who pays?; 7.5 Conclusion ; Chapter 8: International comparison ; Fransje Hooimeijer and Wout van der Toorn Vrijthoff 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Seoul (South Korea); 8.2.1 Introduction; 8.2.3 Historical development of Seoul; 8.2.4 Motives for restoring Cheong Gye Cheon; 8.2.5 Main features of the plan; 8.2.6 Learning from South Korea; 8.3 Tokyo (Japan) ; 8.3.1 Introduction; 8.3.2 Tokyo Dome; 8.3.3 The Tsurumi river multifunctional project; 8.3.4 ‘Double deck river’; 8.3.5 Superlevee; 8.3.6 Learning from Japan; 8.4 The Ruhr (Germany) ; 8.4.1 Introduction to Atelier Dreiseitl; 8.4.2 Restoration of the Emscher; 8.4.3 Project organisation; 8.4.4 The restoration of the Volume creek; 8.4.5 Learning from Germany Chapter 9: Conclusions Bibliography;
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 628.21; Municipal water supply -- Management -- Netherlands
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482288551; 1482288559
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