Environmental effects of storm surge barrier versus dike reinforcement
decline in flooding frequency of certain countryside areas
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Environmental effects of storm surge barrier versus dike reinforcement
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| Impacts human environment | Storm surge barrier | Dike reinforcement |
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| - general | less risk of flooding in residential areas lying outside the dikes | - |
| - Rotterdam | limited reinforcement of 2nd Rosestraat/Oostdijk | radical reinforcement of both banks |
| - Dordrecht | comparatively simple reinforcement | complex, integral solution of dike reinforcement and urban renewal |
| cultural history | limited effects | disturbed cohesion of river, dike and building |
| nature and countryside | some local effects possible, depending on location of barrier; decline in flooding frequency of certain countryside areas | large scale effects |
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From: Securing the delta area against storm surges / policy
analysis of environmental impact statement summary (p. 16)
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