Marten Hillen is a flood risk advisor and project manager with Royal HaskoningDHV and works on a range of flood control projects, which includes efforts in the Netherlands, New Orleans (USA), New York/New Jersey (USA), Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore. Marten’s tasks include advising clients on challenges regarding flood risk, thereby creating sustainable coastal zones, delta areas and resilient cities. Marten graduated with honors from Delft University of Technology on delta evolution and currently works in Singapore.
Presentation Title
Towards Water Adaptive Cities
Abstract
Today, half of the world’s population lives in cities. Many of these cities are subject to a range of risks, of which water-related risks such as coastal flooding, storm water nuisance and drought are among the most severe. In this study we discuss case studies, following the Water Sensitive City framework, and distil lessons learnt from different approaches of cities dealing with water-related challenges. The cities presented – Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, New Orleans, New York, London, Rotterdam and Singapore – represent three different continents and include six megacities.