Course content

This course consist of 5 modules:

Module 1:  Understanding Rivers
In this module we will focus on improving our understanding of rivers. We will take the perspective of rivers as a persona: what do the rivers themselves want and need?

Module 2: Engineering the River
In this module you will study the historical development and consequences of river engineering in low land rivers, focusing on the Dutch Rhine branches. We show how lessons from this history triggered and informed the development of the Room for the River building blocks used in the Dutch Room for the River program. Note that creating these building blocks was decisive in any Room for the River program.

Picture: some of the main building blocks for interventions

Module 3: Governing the River
In this module we will focus on how to organize governance and stakeholder engagement in the context of river engineering, including best practices and pitfalls.