https://reasonstobecheerful.world/waal-river-flooding-project/
"When the Waal River floods near the Netherlands’ border with Germany, the
overflow inundates the Millingerwaard nature reserve, swamping meadows, glades
and trails. Beavers move up into the trees and build temporary homes. The
current reshapes the landscape, eroding gullies and leaving new ponds in its
wake.
This isn’t disaster. It’s design.
The low-lying Netherlands is a global pioneer in protecting against rising sea
levels and oceanic storm surge, having erected massive retractable barriers off
its coasts. Less well known is the country’s innovative strategies to deal with
river flooding. Rather than just building up fortifications against high
waters, the Dutch have made more room for floods to rush in. Millingerwaard is
just one example of dozens of riverside locations across the Netherlands that
have been reconfigured to make way for the inevitability of flooding."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
