Governance of Flooding Risks in the Region and the City of Hanover

Abstract

The article deals with flood protection and flood prevention as a contribution to a more resilient city region in general and in Hanover. Flood protection of Hanover’s city centre has been dealt with since the 15th century. Today, floods are prevented by land-use and sectoral planning of the city region and the municipality. The regional plan has designed binding priority and reserve zones for flood prevention on the basis of flooding areas identified by the water management administration. Urban planning has set up an informal local action programme, but a basic update of formal plans, especially the preparatory land-use plan, is missing.