‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

The research project ‘SimDelta’ builds on novel internet technology to support the development of the Rhine-Meuse delta water infrastructure. It has three goals: education, organisation of research and design studies, and stakeholder polling. A current question is how the SimDelta technology could...

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Main Authors: Ties RIJCKEN, David K. CHRISTOPHER
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Language:English
Published: European Association of Geographers 2013-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/537
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description The research project ‘SimDelta’ builds on novel internet technology to support the development of the Rhine-Meuse delta water infrastructure. It has three goals: education, organisation of research and design studies, and stakeholder polling. A current question is how the SimDelta technology could be made transferable to systems outside Europe, such as in California, Shanghai, Thailand and Indonesia. Fundamentally, all water systems are similar. Technically they differ in scale, geometry, resolution and functional emphasis, but system boundaries can be standardised. It is essential that SimDelta graphically acknowledges different data quality levels, to allow for standardisation and piecemeal development. Political coordination of infrastructure improvements appears to be difficult everywhere. Since SimDelta aims to clarify connections between high and low scale levels, it is expected to benefit the development of any water system. However, strategically it is recommended to start with the California system, for reasons of scientific maturity and political openness.
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spelling doaj-art-50728ab74dda4c248f9736651a5f3e232025-01-01T06:58:25ZengEuropean Association of GeographersEuropean Journal of Geography1792-13412410-74332013-05-0141‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTTies RIJCKEN0David K. CHRISTOPHER1Delft University of Technology, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft, The NetherlandsIndiana University, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, USA The research project ‘SimDelta’ builds on novel internet technology to support the development of the Rhine-Meuse delta water infrastructure. It has three goals: education, organisation of research and design studies, and stakeholder polling. A current question is how the SimDelta technology could be made transferable to systems outside Europe, such as in California, Shanghai, Thailand and Indonesia. Fundamentally, all water systems are similar. Technically they differ in scale, geometry, resolution and functional emphasis, but system boundaries can be standardised. It is essential that SimDelta graphically acknowledges different data quality levels, to allow for standardisation and piecemeal development. Political coordination of infrastructure improvements appears to be difficult everywhere. Since SimDelta aims to clarify connections between high and low scale levels, it is expected to benefit the development of any water system. However, strategically it is recommended to start with the California system, for reasons of scientific maturity and political openness. https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/537Water infrastructure planninginteractive modelingcrowdsourcingwater managementhydraulic engineeringadaptive management
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‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
European Journal of Geography
Water infrastructure planning
interactive modeling
crowdsourcing
water management
hydraulic engineering
adaptive management
title ‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
title_full ‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
title_fullStr ‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
title_full_unstemmed ‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
title_short ‘SIMDELTA GLOBAL’- TOWARDS A STANDARDISED INTERACTIVE MODEL FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
title_sort simdelta global towards a standardised interactive model for water infrastructure development
topic Water infrastructure planning
interactive modeling
crowdsourcing
water management
hydraulic engineering
adaptive management
url https://www.eurogeojournal.eu/index.php/egj/article/view/537
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