Hazardous hydrological processes in the Dutch Delta and measures aimed to reduce their adverse effect on the population, economy and ecosystems: 1. Geographic-hydrological conditions

Nature Management in the Dutch Delta, comprising the delta-channel systems of the Rhine, Meuse, and Scheldt rivers, under the manifestation of various hazardous hydrological processes is discussed. The main types of such processes and the specific features of their adverse effect on the population, economy, and ecosystems are identified.