A multidisciplinary perspective on flood risk in Texas

Journal article (2017)

Authors

A.D. Brand Integral Design & Management -

Antonia Sebastian Hydraulic Structures and Flood Risk -

B.L.M. Kothuis Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering -

Research Group

Integral Design & Management () (TU Delft)

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Published Date

2017-10

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Materials- Mechanics- Management & Design

Research Group

Integral Design & Management

Abstract

After five years of exchange programmes across the Atlantic, Texas research veterans Nikki Brand (spatial planning), Antonia Sebastian (urban hydrology) and Baukje Kothuis (anthropology) assess the accomplishments of the Dutch Delta Approach in the Houston-Galveston Bay region. Looking at the academic discourse, the public debate and the design of a flood defense along Galveston island, they conclude that the approach has worked.