RESEARCH ON RIVER SPACE IMPROVEMENT ENTITIES FOR FLOOD CONTROL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT—BASED ON THE CASE OF COLOGNE, NRW, GERMANY—

Abstract

Cooperation between river administrators and municipalities is indispensable for the development of a good river space. This paper focuses on the city of Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where the local government is responsible for planning and implementing flood control measures. The results show that the city has implemented flood control measures in accordance with the land use of the inner dikes, such as the construction of flood control areas in less densely populated areas to reduce flood risks in the city center, the use of portable dikes in areas where citizens are active, and the integration of urban development with the construction of dikes. The above results show that local governments are implementing flood control plans in accordance with the land use of the land within the levees. The results indicate that local governments can be responsible for planning and implementing flood control plans, and can promote urban development that is linked to flood control planning and urban planning.