Very topical was the lecture at the Cruquius Tea House. In recent weeks, the area had been threatened by several hurricanes. Hundreds of thousands of residents were evacuated. Fortunately without extreme damage. In August 2005, however, Hurricane Katrina caused enormous damage to New Orleans and the surrounding area. The city was under water and tens of thousands of people were left homeless. Dutch engineering firm IV-Infra worked in a consortium on plans to prevent flooding in the future (50 to 100 years). The speaker, ir H.J.Vos worked on this plan for six months in New Orleans. In his presentation, he not only discussed the technical solution, but also gave a picture of the optimistic and cheerful nature of the residents. He also gave a picture of the problems of the entire coastal region (land subsidence and sea level rise). Where else have we heard that? A successful and topical meeting, with 25 participants.

Description

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused massive damage in the
south-eastern United States. Large parts of the city of St Louis
were flooded and tens of thousands of people were left homeless. The
Dutch experience with flooding and coastal protection offers help to
rebuild the city and the effort to prevent these catastrophes in the
future. The engineering firm Iv-infra contributes its knowledge
for a flood barrier. Han Vos worked for many months on this project at
St Louis.

12.00 reception
12.30 sandwich lunch
13.15 lecture by Han Vos

Speaker(s)

Ir. H.J. Vos, Iv-infra

Location

Theehuis Cruquius, Cruquiusdijk 32

2142 ER Cruquius

Organiser

Region North-Holland

Name and contact details for information

Eli Herremans, tel 035 6246572