Urban flood analyses in sloping areas with 3Di modelling A case study of Banholt and Mheer, the Netherlands Master’s thesis By Margot Leicher 6 March 2016 Urban flood analyses in sloping areas with 3Di modelling A case study of Banholt and Mheer, the Netherlands This thesis is carried out in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of Science in Water Science and Management at Utrecht University, faculty of Geosciences. Cover Figure: aerial flood map of the Dalestraat, Banholt. Author: A.M. Leicher
[email protected] Supervisors: Prof. dr. ir. M.F.P. Bierkens Utrecht University Ir. M.A. Hoff Nelen & Schuurmans Date: 6 March 2016 Acknowledgements This thesis is the result of my graduation research for the Master Water Science and Management at Utrecht University, faculty of Geosciences, and with that also the final product of my graduation internship at Nelen & Schuurmans. I cannot describe how much I have learnt during the past months. For that I am thankful to all the employees of Nelen & Schuurmans. In special I thank Alexander Hoff for his supervision, constructive feedback and for giving me the opportunity to be part of the project team for the pilot project Banholt - Mheer. Also, I thank Lizzy Meijer for helping me with the development of the 3Di model and all the coffee breaks. Furthermore, I would like to thank the Municipality of Eijsden-Margraten and the Roer & Overmaas Water Authority. In special Dennis Spronk (Municipality Eijsden-Margraten), Marc Strookman (Roer & Overmaas Water Authority) and Helena Pavelková (Roer & Overmaas Water Authority) for sharing their knowledge of the research area and their feedback on the model performance.