1. The case of the Zuidplaspolder Twinning Project on minimizing flood damage to urbanized areas A Japanese-Dutch initiative for knowledge exchange and development to design urban areas whilst mitigating flood damage risks Delft-Hoofddorp June 2007

2. Cascade: Step by step Nature Farmland Green Housing Lake New housing area Cross section

3. Design of infrastructure crossing

4. ZUID PLAS Go slow with the flow

5. Stop the pumps! First polder ever pumped by steam Innovation in water management and urban typology Zuid Plas Go slow with the flow

6. 6.60-MSL Swamp and wetland landscape Building of urban dike around existing towns Enlarging dike at east side of the polder Use of existing infrastructure Stimulate change in agricultural use PHASE 1: 2010 Nieuwekerk a/d IJssel Moordrecht Zevenhuizen Waddinxveen Moerkapelle A20 A12

7. PHASE 2: 2020

9. PHASE 4: 2100 0.50 MSL Lake is part of regional water system Drinking water machine from brackish to dinking water Floating agriculture Recreation routes Superstructure Nieuwekerk a/d IJssel Moordrecht Zevenhuizen Waddinxveen Moerkapelle