Deltalife Magazine
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New Deltalife edition: cities special
Cities are hot spots of economic and social activity. Most investment takes place in these areas. But cities are also hot spots for climate adaptation, with rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather. Water surpluses and shortages are a challenge for the future-resilience of the safety, habitability, and health of cities.
The latest edition of our Deltalife corporate magazine covers several cities and their challenges, alongside possible solutions. Articles include the innovative research into the risks and lifespan of quays and bridges in Amsterdam, and a look at how surface water heats and cools buildings in places like Pijnacker.
Other stories focus on how water and soil are leading Amsterdam and Kampen to make soil healthy, and what we are doing to improve water quality in the city of Utrecht. Our international work is also prominently featured: New Orleans is actively applying nature-based solutions, and in Paramaribo we are working on an efficient drainage system.
Knowledge through collaboration
There is a common thread in all these stories: our knowledge is developed in collaboration. Questions about the climate resilience of our cities require a high level of integrated thinking and working. Knowledge about the water and soil system comes together in the city, and therefore in our projects, with knowledge about spatial planning, building, health, mobility and governance. In that way, quality and impact in the city go hand in hand.