Kunnen wadi’s en raingardens overal? Hoe regel je het beheer? Wat is de ecologische waarde van een wadi of raingarden? Hoe overtuig ik de gemeente? In sneltreinvaart toont Floris Boogaard (Hanzehogeschool Groningen en Deltares) honderden inspirerende voorbeelden. Hij geeft daarmee antwoord op de meest gestelde vragen over wadi’s en raingardens: het kan (bijna) overal en de woonomgeving wordt er leefbaarder van.
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Bomennieuws (Reina de Smeth en Floris Boogaard), Bomen en wadi’s versterken elkaar, Bomenstichting winter 2024
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De zomer van 2018 gaat de geschiedenis in als ‘de droogste zomer’ en dit zal vaker voorkomen. (Inter-)nationale overheden, kennisinstituten en adviesbureausvragen zich af of de klimaatadaptieve regenwatervoorzieningen die de laatstedecennia op veel plaatsen zijn aangelegd, de intensievere buien na deze droge perioden goed kunnen verwerken.
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Climate change is increasing the challenges for water management worldwide. Extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and heavy rainfall, are increasingly limiting the availability of water, especially for agriculture. Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) offer potential solutions. They help to collect and infiltrate rainwater and thus play an important role in climate adaptation.Green infrastructure, such as rain gardens (sunken plant beds) and wadis (sunken grass fields for temporary storage of rainwater), help to restore the urban water balance. They reduce rainwater runoff, stabilize groundwater levels and solve problems with soil moisture and temperature. Despite these advantages, there is still much ignorance in practice about the possibilities of NBS. To remedy this, freely accessible knowledge modules are being developed that can help governments and future employees to better understand the application of these solutions. This research, called GINA (Green Infrastructure in Urban Areas), aims to create more sustainable and climate-resilient cities by developing and sharing knowledge about NBS, and supports local governments and students in effectively deploying these green infrastructures.
