Beyond the dikes : how the Dutch work with water / Marinke Steenhuis, Paul Meurs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steenhuis, Marinke, author.

Meurs, Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dikes (Engineering)--Netherlands--History.

Dikes (Engineering).

Flood control--Netherlands.

Flood control.

River engineering--Environmental aspects--Netherlands.

River engineering.

Coastal engineering--Environmental aspects--Netherlands.

Coastal engineering.

Global warming.

Climatic changes.

Coastal engineering--Environmental aspects.

River engineering--Environmental aspects.

History.

Netherlands.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers, [2017]

Summary:

"There are few countries in the world where water dominates the landscape and national identity as much as in the Netherlands. The vulnerable delta is always being taken back to the drawing board for further adaptation to the water threat. Climate change now instigates a next round of interventions. The classic battle against the water has been replaced by an approach that involves working with the water. This publication is the first to show the sheer size of the Dutch water project and its effects on in the coastal and river landscape. 'Beyond the Dikes: How the Dutch Work with Water' portrays this impressive operation. The book explains 30 interventions along rivers and coastlines - projects that combine aquaculture, cultural history, nature and human use in magnificent water landscapes that are waiting to be explored." -- Publisher's website

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789462083844

9462083843

OCLC:

994233784