Over recent years, there has been an explosion in the number and diversity of projects undertaken to address urban resilience and climate proofing. Sharing the knowledge gained from these projects demands increasingly innovative and accessible methods. This paper details the outcomes of one such initiative: …

Dealing with the issue of urban storm water flooding is becoming increasingly urgent. In the Netherlands there are no clear guidelines on the level of acceptance of urban flooding. Based on an accurate DEM, a detailed quick scan tool has been used to assess an extreme storm event in Amsterdam. The resulting …

Waterpleinen worden op nationale en internationale schaal toegepast om wateroverlast te beperken door regenwater tijdelijk te bergen en langzaam af te voeren. Er zijn slechts enkele waterpleinen in binnen- en buitenland, waardoor de kennis van het (langetermijn-)functioneren nog beperkt is. Dit was reden …

Although permeable pavements have been used all over the world in recent years to infiltrate and treat stormwater, only limited research has been undertaken to investigate and compare the long-term performance of these sustainable urban drainage system devices. This paper presents the results of an extensive …

In recent years, there has been a steady increase in the number of bioretention systems installed worldwide. However, there has only been limited research on the long-term effectiveness of these sustainable urban drainage system devices. This paper presents the results of a series of controlled field …

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted among primary geography teacher educators. The research examines the perceptions of educators of primary teacher students’ desired and achieved levels of substantial knowledge, syntactic knowledge, and beliefs about the subject of geography. The findings …

Drijvend bouwen geniet in Nederland en internationaal veel aandacht. Gezien de relatief nieuwe ontwikkelingen is er echter nog weinig over de langdurige effecten op bijvoorbeeld waterkwaliteit bekend. Vanwege internationale kansen en kennisvragen is eind 2013 een onderzoek gestart naar de effecten van …

Er zijn diverse voor- en nadelen gevonden bij de waterkwaliteit beoordeling onder drijvende gebouwen. Voor ontwerpers, bouwers en beheerders is een tool in de maak die helpt meer kennis op te bouwen.

Stormwaters, flowing into storm sewers, are known to significantly increase the annual pollutant loads entering urban receiving waters and this results in significant degradation of the receiving water quality. Knowledge of the characteristics of stormwater pollution enables urban planners to incorporate …

In Egmond aan Zee hebben intensieve buien diverse malen geleid tot ernstige water­overlast in het centrum en schade aan woningen en bedrijfspanden. Na de overlast in augustus 2006 heeft de gemeente Bergen in samenwerking met ingenieursbureau Tauw een maatregelenprogramma opgesteld om wateroverlast voortaan …