ACCESIBLE ADAPTATION experience and sustainable living along the river Meuse

accesible adaptation analysis

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gabriella sogor

Meuse

main dike

polder agricultural fields, farms

Hertogswetering

landscape analysis I. structurizing layers, landscape units

B B1 B21

river landscape

B1 B2

B23

B22 B2 landscape units

nature network natuurnetwerk + natura 2000

The main units of the analyzed landscape are the Meuse-terraces (sand landscape) and the Polder area.

The focus in on the POLDER AREA and RIVERBANKS. The soils are mostly CLAY SOILS, while the LEVEE contains some SAND. The groundwater level in the POLDER area HIGH.

natural levee area floodplain // low lyeing area

B21

low lyeing polder

B22

low lyeing *non* polder

B23

flood area

supra regional concept transportation, sluices reconstruction//modernization - in place, keeping the functions

The main navigation goes through the Zuid-WillemswaaTt (after its developement) and the MaasWaal canal.

The river Meuse between Cuijk and Den Bosch is ‘unlocked’. The sluice and bridge in GRAVE will function as a bridge, the sluice replaced to CUIJK. The sluice in LITH is brought out of order. The construction used as social-communal or residential function.

replacement - new place with the same function, while the orig. construction with new function water system streams + waterways

unlocking - nature and recreational development, the orig. construction with new function

Lith +4.90

Grave +7.60

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GRAVE LITH

NIJMEGEN

urban areas spatial distribution + morphology

others

DEN BOSCH

infrastructural elements

past bearing sluice

landscape analysis II. strenght and weakness, spatial ditribution

periods of high water surplus and drought

good connections (Den Bosch, Oss)

accessibility through the river

excessive recreational use of the riverbank

MAASBRACHT

scattered urbanization processes nature development

accesible adaptation concept

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gabriella sogor design principles landscape experience

starting points

river landscape

dike - landscape

main problems, solutions open historical landscape CLIMATE CHANGE flooding//drought

retaining water increasing flood surface +groundwater fluctuation

FRAGMENTATION of natural areas//accessibility

expanding natural areas connecting by water

increasing absorption capacity equalize use by taking into new areas connecting by nature

UNSUITABLE USE OF RIVERBANK excessive recreational use//’unused’

The vision draws a future, where with estabilishing the structural elements given as a spinal core, the natural and human processes such as social, economic developments find their base. The focus areas where, at the same time a POI (point of interest), URBAN AREA and WATER SURFACE can be found or the establishment is awaited, based on the ongoing local processes (analysis). The main study area, the Lichtse Ham now a recreational area sorrounded by residental villages. With nature development the pressure of recreation can be balanced, while with new type of housing it can be flood-adaptive and more sustainable

vision processes, landuse, functions

small scale ‘garden’ agriculture

outstandig, compact, self-containing unit isolated, divided and organized by water > nature flood adaptive//safe focus on smart landuse benefiting, multi-functional use

‘future-proof’ urban development bio-agriculture nature development

landscape structure existing nature area

river part with recreation

nature area with recreation

water retention area

nature developmen

infrastructure development

construction area

levee farming

polder farming

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accesible adaptation design

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gabriella sogor zonation zones of green areas based on accessibility

intermediate scale design newly accessible green areas ZONE IV. ZONE IV.

ZONE III. ZONE I. ZONE II.

ZONE III.

ZONE II.

ZONE I.

ZONE I. urban urban green environment experience residential green with hard pavement, regular maintanance

detail section

construction//planting design based on the starting points and design principles

ZONE II. transitiion sustainable, wild urban experience residential green with boardwalk//hard pavement and more space for natural procesess

ZONE III. natural comfortable nature experience natural area with boardwalk, rarely maintained

ZONE IV. nature free-walk experience natural area, rarely maintained

detail design Lithse Ham - new style recreational area recreation in nature

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