The case of the Zuidplaspolder
Twinning Project on minimizing flood damage to urbanized areas
A Japanese-Dutch initiative for knowledge exchange and development to design urban areas whilst
mitigating flood damage risks
Delft-Hoofddorp June 2007
Cascade: Step by step
Nature
Farmland
Green Housing
Lake
New ho
using
area
Cross section
Design of infrastructure crossing
ZUID PLAS Go slow with the flow
Stop the pumps!
First polder ever pumped by steam
Innovation in water management and urban typology
Zuid Plas
Go slow with the flow
6.60-MSL
Swamp and wetland landscape
Building of urban dike around existing towns
Enlarging dike at east side of the polder
Use of existing infrastructure
Stimulate change in agricultural use
PHASE 1: 2010
Nieuwekerk a/d IJssel
Moordrecht
Zevenhuizen
Waddinxveen
Moerkapelle
A20
A12
PHASE 2: 2020
PHASE 2: 2020
PHASE 4: 2100
0.50 MSL
Lake is part of regional water system
Drinking water machine from brackish to dinking water
Floating agriculture
Recreation routes
SuperstructureNieuwekerk a/d IJssel
Moordrecht
Zevenhuizen
Waddinxveen
Moerkapelle
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