Delta Scenarios for 2050: Land Use and Population Projections for Dutch Dike Rings

Four distinct future scenarios for the Netherlands in 2050, modeling the combined impact of climate change and socio-economic development on water management. The dataset contains modeled results per dike ring for population, dwellings, and living/working area. Results were produced by a consortium including Deltares, PBL, KNMI, and CPB using models like Space scanner, DRAM, Tigris XL, and PEARL.

Use Cases

• Projecting regional population and housing demand based on socio-economic scenario variables.
• Assessing land use changes for living and working areas under different climate futures.
• Evaluating water management and flood risk infrastructure needs per dike ring.
• Comparing outcomes of the Pressure, Steam, Warm, and Rest scenario narratives.

Strengths

• Scenarios are based on modeling by a named consortium of authoritative Dutch research institutes.
• Integrates two highly uncertain but impactful drivers: climate change and socio-economic development.
• Results are provided at the granular dike ring level, a key unit for Dutch water management.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML tasks.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations), produced by Deltares, PBL, KNMI, LEI Wageningen UR, and CPB.

Collection Method

Modeling results from integrated spatial and economic models (Space scanner, DRAM, Tigris XL, PEARL).

Time Range

Projections for the year 2050.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

The Netherlands, aggregated by dike ring areas.