Assessing the degree of preservation of landscape, natural and cultural-Historical values in river dike reinforcement planning in the Netherlands

摘要

The Dutch river district is highly valued for its landscape, natural and cultrural-historical elements (also called LNC values). According to the current Dutch policy on river dike reinforcements, these values should be safeguarded in planning and executing river dike reinforcement projects by following the 'selective smart design strategy'. This paper presents an audit model, consisting of 20 modules, assessing the extent to which LNC values are taken into account in the planning process.