De veerkracht van Nederland

“Government officials, rescuers, experts, and citizens on 100 years of disaster management and crisis control”

De veerkracht van Nederland (The Resilience of the Netherlands) highlights 100 years of public safety by looking back 70 years and forward 30 years. How has the Netherlands coped with the disasters and crises that have plagued society over the decades? What lessons have been learned from the Flood Disaster, the Fireworks Disaster, and the Bijlmer Disaster? And from the coronavirus crisis, the refugee crisis, and the natural gas extraction crisis in Groningen? What can be taken from these experiences for the future, now that climate change, digitalization, and the energy transition are bringing new risks?

This book offers a collection of stories, lessons, and visions on the public safety of the Netherlands and the resilience of our society. It features voices from government officials, rescuers, experts, and citizens. Each one speaks candidly, providing food for thought and helping society to take concrete steps towards intensive cooperation among all parties involved in ensuring the public safety of the Netherlands.

The book is published in cooperation with: ‘Nederlands Instituut Publieke veiligheid’

Initiator:
IJle Stelstra,
General Director, NIPV

Team:
Menno van Duin,
Albert-Jan van Maren,
Albert Gieling,
Clody van Limburg Stirum,
Pieter Broertjes