FLOATING URBANISATION: The next Dutch delta technology

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences /DeltaSync/INDYMO

Dr. ir. Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther

FLOATING URBANISATION

The next Dutch delta technology

Population density

Natural weather catastrophes

Munich Re

Source: DeltaSync, 2013

Concept | Closing the cycle

Conventional city Conventional + Floating city

‘Linear metabolism’ ‘Cyclical metabolism’

Source: Deltasync, 2012

CLIMATECHANGE

Rotterdam challenges | CLIMATE CHANGE

WATER SQUARE source: fastcoexist.com GREEN ROOFS source: Erasmus MC FLOATING EXPANSION

FLOODRISK

CO2

EMISSIONS

NUTRIENTEMISSIONS

Rotterdam challenges | EMISSIONS

Rotterdam challenges | SUMMARIZED

TOO MUCH

WATERTOO MANY

NUTRIENTSTOO MUCH

CO₂

Rotterdam challenges | SUMMARIZED

TOO MUCH

WATERTOO MANY

NUTRIENTSTOO MUCH

CO₂

BASICALLY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PLANT

BlueRevolution

Methodology(Rotterdam)

Potential for Rotterdam

* preliminary data, under review

Building blocks| Floating platforms

Source: Deltasync, 2010

Building blocks| Floating buildings

Building blocks| Floating biofuel production

Source: NASA

WATERBASED URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Source: Aquaponics.blog

Building blocks| Floating food production and aquaculture

Source: FDN Engineering

Building blocks| Wave protection

WATERBASED URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Implementation | FLOATING BREAKWATER (Marinetek)

Building blocks| Artificial reefs

Source: Reefballs.org


Building blocks| Utility units and infrastructure

Implementation| From vision to mission

DeltaSync, 2006

DeltaSync and Public Domain Architecten, 2009

Implementation| Defining a short term step

Implementation| Building Process


Implementation| The Result


Implementation| Policy City of Rotterdam

Research| Testing and demonstration at RDM AquaDock

Source:RDM Campus, 2010

RDM Aqua Dock: research, design and manufacturing

Artist impression Aqua Dock: Stadshavens / Hai Dong Liu

Implementation| Developing the building blocks

Stichting Rijnhavenpark, Stad op het Water & DeltaSync, 2011/2012

Stichting Rijnhavenpark, Stad op het Water & DeltaSync

Wetlands and recreation| ecological development

The effect of floating urbanisation on

ecology and water quality

F.C. Boogaard(2)(4), R.E. de Graaf(1)(5), M. Dionisio

Pires(3), V. Sazonov(1)(5), R.L.P de Lima(1)

(1) DeltaSync, Delft, The Netherlands; (2) Tauw, Amsterdam, The

Netherlands; (3) Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands; (4) Hanze University of

Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands; (5) Rotterdam University

of Applied Sciences, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

ir. F.C. (Floris) Boogaard,

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Research| Water quality/ecological impact floating structures

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Research| Water quality/ecological impact floating structures

INDYMO – Monitoring water quality

Visuals – Life under floating platforms

Insight into the aquatic environment.

The type of fish and aquatic organisms present and

bio-diversity, are indicators of the ecological state of

water bodies.

Implementation| Harnaschpolder Delft


Implementation| Building process


Foto Olaf Janssen

Implementation| Result

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Projects| Affordable floating housing

Source:www.Seasteading.org

Projects| Seasteading Floating City Project

Source:DeltaSync/ Seasteading Institute 2013)

Projects| Seasteading Floating City Project

A fundamental new approach to urban development is needed for the challenges of the 21st century

Floating city expansions combined with food production can accommodate future urbanization without sacrificing land

At the same time this strategy provides global food security and reuses waste of conventional cities

Much research is still needed but, at the same time, also fast implementation

Floating cities construction is part of a wider societal transition in which governance is crucial

Conclusions

For more information:

DeltaSync

Molengraaffsingel 12-142629 JD DelftNetherlands

Dr. ir. Rutger de Graaf-van Dinther

T: +31 152561872

C: +31 616308790

www.deltasync.nl

FLOATING URBANISATION: The next Dutch delta technology

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