Flood Management and Hydraulic Engineering
Dealing with floods and other natural hazards calls for an integrated approach, from the identification of hazards and risks through to the implementation of cost-efficient protective measures.
The support our interdisciplinary teams provide to our customers includes developing customised management solutions, providing GIS and Internet services, clarifying spatial planning questions and making contributions to public relations work.
Our services cover the following topics and specialist areas:
Hazard and risk analyses – natural hazards
- Drawing up risk maps
- Risk assessment (expectation of damage)
- Cost-benefit calculations and prioritisation of protective measures
Flood management
- Development of integrated flood protection concepts
- Run-off, water table and flooding calculations for rivers
- Calls for tender, advice to developers
Flood GIS, Web services and public relations work
- Development of GIS platforms for geodata management, simulations and analyses
- Drawing up Internet-based flood services (map and data services, level enquiries, forecasts, etc.)
- Development of communication concepts for raising public awareness about dangers and risks from flooding
Hydraulic engineering and renaturation
- Design concepts for flood protection and renaturation
- Planning and implementation of flood protection measures
- Planning and implementation of renaturation measures
Spatial requirements for water resources, spatial planning
- Ensuring the spatial requirements for water resources by means of land reallocation and planning measures
- Checking and adapting outline plans and land use plans
- Developing medium- to long-term spatial development concepts