Protective engineering works against flooding

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Protective engineering works against flooding':

  • Beemster Polder
  • Curonian Spit
  • Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal
  • Kinderdijk
  • Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
  • Schokland
  • St. Petersburg A 25km long dam ("Flood Prevention Facility complex") has been under construction since 1980 (but was delayed for 15 years after the fall of the USSR and restarted in 2003). The Dam passes through the inscribed sites of Northern Forts of Kronstadt - and has indeed led to the destruction of parts of them.
  • Venice and its Lagoon Venice has flooded regularly in storm surges. Plans to protect the city include the "MOSE" project (Inflatable pontoons across the lagoon entrances)
  • Westminster On 7th Jan 1928 Westminster Hall and the House of Commons were flooded in a storm surge. The Embankment was subsequently raised and ultimately the Thames Barrier was built. Consideration is now being given to building increased defences to cover the period after 2030.