HSRR02: Flood risk in unembanked areas
Climate change (sea level rise, changing river discharge) has effect on the flood risk in the region of Rotterdam, in the protected as well as the unprotected areas. Within this project, the unprotected areas located within the Hotspot area will be subject of the following research:
- Flood risk unprotected areas: climate scenarios will be translated to flood maps. Furthermore, maps will be developed based on possible adaptation strategies
- Vulnerability analysis direct damage: based on the flood maps then direct damages in the unprotected areas will be determined
- Vulnerability harbor infrastructure: analysis of the harbor infrastructure in terms of vulnerability, with an extra focus on the chemical sector
The project gives insight in the consequences of climate change for flood safety in unprotected areas using flood maps, possible damage predictions and predictions for specific effects in the harbor infrastructure. The methodology also enables to visualize the effectiveness of adaptation strategies. This will give input in the process of finding the optimal adaptation strategy for the region of Rotterdam. The results of this research are input for the projects HSRR07 – Perception and HSRR09 – Construction.
Project Results
| Veerbeek, W., Huizinga J., Asselman, N., Lansen, A.J., Jonkman, S.N., Meer, R.A.E. van der, Barneveld, N. van (2010). Flood risk in unembanked areas. Synthesis. Report number: KfC 022/2010; ISBN 978-94-90070-21-2. |  |