List of figures

Table 1: Budget. Author’s work.

Table 2: Contingency Plan. Author’s work.

Figure 1: Nyhavna. https://nyhavna.no/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1.Nytt-toppbildejpg.jpg

Figure 2: Site location. Author’s work.

Figure 3: Aerial photo of Nyhavna (ca. 1952) https://nyhavna.no/omoss/historien/

Figure 4: Abrupted promenade. Author’s work.

Figure 5: The iterative process Author’s work.

Figure 6: Street in Nyhavna. Author’s work.

Figure 7: Stakeholder mapping - process. Author’s work.

Figure 8: Municipal subplan map. https://www.trondheim.kommune. no/globalassets/10-bilder-og-filer/10-byutvikling/byplankontoret/ kommuneplan/kdpnyhavnak20110005/vedlegg-1-plankartdatert-4.2.2016.pdf

Figure 9: Architectural plan for Nyhavna. https://www.domusweb.it/en/ sustainable-cities/gallery/2023/02/19/cobe-will-redesign-trondheimsindustrial-port.html

Figure 10: Architectural visualisation for the waterfront of Nyhavna. Ibid.

Figure 11: current 1,000 year flood scenario. Author’s work.

Figure 12: 2090 1,000 year storm surge scenario. Author’s work.

Figure 13: SWOT analysis. Author’s work.

Figure 14: Stakeholder analysis pre-disaster. Author’s work.

Figure 15: HafenCity waterfront as public space. Restemeyer et al. (2015)

Figure 16: HafenCity waterfront during flood. Ibid.

Figure 17: Nordhavn promenade. https://nrep.se/wp-content/ uploads/2020/11/Nordhavn-sommer192-1600px-1180x570.jpg

Figure 18: Nordhavn harbour bath. https://samvirke.dk/sites/default/ files/styles/imagecomponentlarge/public/2021-06/Sandkaj%20 Nordhavn.jpg.jpeg?itok=5hvJjfG2

Figure 19: Flood risk management cycle. Author’s work.

Figure 20: Committee and stakeholders. Author’s work.

Figure 21: Timeline. Author’s work.

Figure 22: Stakeholder analysis post disaster. Author’s work.

Figure 23: 2090 1,000 year storm surge scenario. Author’s work.

Figure 24: Zoning according to GIS analysis. Author’s work.

Figure 25: Waterfront park. Author’s work.

Figure 26: Soft mobility network. Author’s work.

Figure 27: Section of suggested waterfront design. Author’s work.

Figure 28: Nordhavn waterfront as public space. https://pbs.twimg. com/media/DKf1FiUXoAMRVVq.jpg:large

Figure 29: Shop in street-level. https://nrep.dk/wp-content/ uploads/2020/11/nordhavn092-scaled.jpg

Figure 30: Section of suggested street retrofitting. Author’s work.

Figure 31: Nordhavn street for soft mobility. https:// slowtourscopenhagen.dk/wp-content/uploads/photo-gallery/ nordhavn2/kielgade.jpg?bwg=1658408807

Figure 32: Bioswale in Nordhavn. https://cobe.dk/uploads/places/ nordhavn/1600xAUTOcropcenter-center100none/8433/441cobenordha vndockbikes.webp

Figure 33: Suggested waterfront design. Author’s work.

Figure 34: Suggested street retrofitting design. Author’s work.

Figure 35: Case example of part under normal conditions. https:// www.sla.dk/cases/hans-tavsens-park-and-korsgade/

Figure 36: Case example of park during flood. https://www. dagensbyggeri.dk/artikel/90290-vinderprojekt-for-skybrudslosningerpa-norrebro-fundet

Figure 37: Case example of recessed public space under normal conditions. https://images.theconversation.com/ files/248384/original/file-20181203-194956-w79d5b.jpg?ixlib=rb1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1000&fit=clip

Figure 38: Case example of space during flood. Ibid.

Figure 39: Stage of pre-flood. Author’s work.

Figure 40: During flood and post-flood. Author’s work.

Figure 41: Nyhavna and Brattøra. https://www.sintef.no/siste-nytt/2020/ sintef-og-trondheim-havn-iks-inngar-strategisk-samarbeidsavtale/

Building on water 101

A case of new neighbourhoods of Grilstad, Ranheim

There is a pressing urban and developmental issue that defines the major discussions around human development and evolution; today, that discussion is around climate change and sea level rise causing islands, coastal cities and towns to submerge. While urban development studies play a huge role in managing and mitigating these risks, there is a need to educate, plan and execute measures to safeguard people from the potential effects of climate change related future hazards. These measures can be called contingency plans, and contain methods to prepare for the risk, form rescue and relief operations, seek out and include stakeholders at different levels of operation with the aim to minimize loss to life, livelihoods, resources and property.

Scenario

The hypothetical case explained in this report is explored through the following parameters.

Trondheim is a:

-High density city

-Facing flooding due to sea level rise

-The city does not have a disaster management authority

-Has substantial resources

Principles of the contingency plan

The Urban Contingency Practice and Planning course aims to look at hypothetical scenarios in cities and come up with proposals to deal with flooding due to heavy rainfall and sea level rise in areas of different densities. The course looks at identifying threats and risks, educating communities and building resilience mechanisms, and methods of potentially living with the new realities that are shaped by humanities’ actions. Disaster management and disaster risk reduction are the fundamental goals to help achieve new ways of dealing and shaping urban development through forming plans for short, medium and long term visions for the city.

Contingency plans are plans formulated to address specific, future events that might have a significant impact on the existing structures. These are elaborate documents that inform on the course of action before, during and after a disaster hits. The nature of the contingency plan depends on several factors including the severity of the risk, the nature of imminent threat, possibility of repeating, time of preparation at disposal, etc. Since this case looks at a potential ‘what if’ situation in a specific context, it can be called a scenario plan.

Contingency plans are prepared with certain principles that bind the nature of the proposal. These principles help to contextualize the plans and make them suitable for specific areas keeping in mind the values, ideals and ideas on which the society it is made for. The possibility of Grilstad being affected by flooding due to sea level rise is a long term one, making it possible to explore various flexible alternatives and learn by trial and error over a period of time. The flexibility of the approach affords the possibility to combine learnings from the trials, build on existing ideas and relook at those that have a good foundation but failed in their execution. This allows them to incrementally build on ideas with the help of different stakeholders at multiple levels.

This project looks at the hypothetical scenario and studies the new development proposed by reclaiming land in the fjord in the area of Grilstad, Ranheim. The project is a recent and ongoing development of residential housing apartments called Grilstad Marina. The project seeks to house over 3000 people by building family homes along with all amenities including schools, grocery stores, playgrounds, etc. The city council and Trondheim Kommune predict a rise in sea level of up to 3 meters by 2100 in and around Grilstad, which also lay the foundation for the new development in Grilstad Marina to be planned accordingly (Trondheim kommune, 2018).

Flexible And Incremental Ideation To Create Knowledge Systems For Future Planning

The case of contingency planning in Trondheim offers a healthy environment to plan, collaborate and execute the ideas due to the healthy environment with a responsible network of multi level governance system that is collaborative in nature and transparent to its people; the people lead a healthy life and have access to social welfare provided by the state; the scenario mentions of a presence of substantial funds with the state to carry out necessary work to safeguard the people. These conditions lay a suitable foundation to create a system that can prepare for the contingency.