Het klimaat verandert. Zeker is dat het veranderende klimaat gevolgen heeft voor de stad. De toename van weersextremen, zowel qua hitte als neerslag, beïnvloedt het leefklimaat in onze steden negatief. Onze steden worden minder aantrekkelijk. Klimaatbestendig inrichten is mede daarom noodzakelijk.

Sedimentation devices have been widely implemented to remove suspended solids and attached pollutants from stormwater before entering surface waters. The treatment performance of these best management practices (BMPs) on fine particles is rarely investigated in a standardized way. To overcome this information …

Natural disasters are a growing concern around the globe. In the Netherlands, water has always played an important role as both friend and enemy. To quickly analyze and visualise possible disaster outcomes has been really difficult. In collaboration with engineering company Tauw we improved this modelling …

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 …

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 …

‘Brandweer uren bezig om water uit kelders en tunnels te pompen’. ‘Ondergelopen kelders, woningen en tunnels’.