Sloepennetwerk Zuid-Holland (uniformally marked waterways)

The Green Heart of Holland (Het Groene Hart) has a beautiful Green & Blue living environment, finemazed water network and diversity in recreational and cultural activities. But the waterways are not optimally used or connected. One specific problem to be tackled was the introduction of a broad, uniform network, specifically for navigating the waterways. Before different, fragmented marked networks existsted and they were not all connected to each other.

The Group Decision Room (GDR) meetings and follow-up meetings have led to the coordinated action planning for one region, including possible expansions; in short the project activities were:
- Defenition phase (possibilities, obstacles, management and maintenance issues, stakeholder management);
- Implementation phase
- Evaluation phase

The implementation phase concerns implementation on two stages:
- The implementation of facilities on a general level;
- The physical implementation of a similar structure, uniform signposting and so on.

Cooperation on the region level leads to:
- Specific opportunities in different regions to accentuate their specific qualities and icons;
- Commitment of specific entrepreneurs;
- Opportunities to cooperate for entrepreneurs;
-Knowledge of specific threats and opportunities.

Main beneficiaries and stakeholders:
- Municipalities, provinces, organisations;
- Users of the network;
- SME's providing services next to the network.