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Designed for dry feet : flood protection and land reclamation in the Netherlands /

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He then focuses on specific activities and projects, such as simple dwelling mounds, 17th-century windmill-powered lake draining systems, 19th-century steam-powered drainage activities, and 20th-century land reclamation and flood protection projects. Hoeksema also includes information about travel i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hoeksema, R. J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, VA : American Society of Civil Engineers, ©2006.
Subjects:
Flood control > Netherlands.
Reclamation of land > Netherlands.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Pays-Bas.
Améliorations foncières > Pays-Bas.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > Flood Control.
Flood control.
Reclamation of land.
Netherlands.
Kusten.
Kustbescherming.
Overstromingen.
Dijken.
Meren.
Rivierengebied (Nederland)
Landaanwinning.
Waddenzee.
Noord-Holland.
Zuiderzee.
Haarlemmermeer.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Land reclamation and flood protection in the Netherlands
  • an historical overview
  • Ch. 2. Dwelling mounds
  • an escape from the floods
  • Ch. 3. Draining Noord-Holland lakes
  • Ch. 4. Draining the Haarlemmermeer
  • Ch. 5. Reclamation of the Zuiderzee
  • Ch. 6. The rivers
  • Ch. 7. Sea defenses and coastal reclamation
  • Ch. 8. The delta project
  • Ch. 9. Water management organization
  • Ch. 10. Excursions to flood protection and land reclamation sites.