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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. (Author)
Format: Book
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.
Flood control.
Reclamation of land.
Netherlands.
Kusten.
Kustbescherming.
Overstromingen.
Dijken.
Meren.
Rivierengebied (Nederland)
Landaanwinning.
Waddenzee.
Noord-Holland.
Zuiderzee.
Haarlemmermeer.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Summary: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 in the Netherlands, which he organizes into six excursions. This book is an asset to civil engineers from all over the world, as the technology from one country's battle with flood protection is borrowed to rebuild others."--Jacket.
Physical Description:xi, 155 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.
ISBN:0784408297
9780784408292