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| + | [[File:Benthemplein terrain basket gestion eau.jpg|thumb|Rotterdam's Benthemplein Square. Basketball court used for water management in the city (fills up in case of risk of flooding).]] | ||
| + | [[File:Benthemplein terrain skate gestion eau.jpg|thumb|Playground used for water management in the city: it fills up when there is a risk of flooding and the water is pumped into the river to be evacuated. Rotterdam]] | ||
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A waterplein (water square) is a landscape structure designed to flood and provide temporary detention of surface stormwater in an highly urbanized context. | A waterplein (water square) is a landscape structure designed to flood and provide temporary detention of surface stormwater in an highly urbanized context. | ||
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| + | They are similar in function to a concrete or paved [[detention basin]]. | ||
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They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including: | They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including: | ||
*Rotterdam - [https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/benthemplein/ Benthemplein] | *Rotterdam - [https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/benthemplein/ Benthemplein] | ||
*Tiel - [https://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/20463-de-urbanisten-realises-second-iconic-water-square-in-tiel-the-netherlands.html Tiel 'snake' water square] | *Tiel - [https://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/20463-de-urbanisten-realises-second-iconic-water-square-in-tiel-the-netherlands.html Tiel 'snake' water square] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | Visit this dutch site to see how they manage both frequent and infrequent events by having infiltration crates beneath a floodable landscape. | ||
https://www.rainproof.nl/toolbox/maatregelen/waterpleinen | https://www.rainproof.nl/toolbox/maatregelen/waterpleinen | ||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 31 January 2019
A waterplein (water square) is a landscape structure designed to flood and provide temporary detention of surface stormwater in an highly urbanized context.
They are similar in function to a concrete or paved detention basin.
They have been designed and constructed in several large cities of the Netherlands including:
- Rotterdam - Benthemplein
- Tiel - Tiel 'snake' water square
See also[edit]
Visit this dutch site to see how they manage both frequent and infrequent events by having infiltration crates beneath a floodable landscape. https://www.rainproof.nl/toolbox/maatregelen/waterpleinen