The Adaptation Strategy for Zwolle encourages a new way of working, a ‘new normal’ in which climate effects are structurally and naturally considered in all activities of the municipality of Zwolle and the water authority of WDODelta. Besides, the strategy helps the municipality, residents, companies, shops, schools and healthcare institutions to work together towards a climate-proof Zwolle by 2050. The strategy consists of the following elements:
Blue-Green design principle | Spatial scale | Who? |
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1. Sufficient urban “sponges” for detaining (using), retaining or delaying rainwater |
Buildings, streets and neighbourhoods | Municipality of Zwolle together with its residents and actors |
2. Blue-green city network on which “sponges” can drain excess water and in which discharge and storage takes place |
Neighbourhoods, districts and city | Municipality of Zwolle together with water authority of WDODelta. |
3. Emergency valves for the blue-green network and overflow areas where water can temporarily go in extreme situations |
City, region and delta | City of Zwolle together with water authority of WDODelta, province of Overijssel and neighbouring municipalities |
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