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The Dutch and their Delta : living below sea level / Jacob Vossestein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vossestein, Jacob, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reclamation of land--Netherlands.
- Reclamation of land.
- Historical geography.
- Coast changes.
- Shore protection.
- Netherlands.
- Shore protection--Netherlands.
- Coast changes--Netherlands.
- Netherlands--Historical geography.
- Netherlands--Pictorial works.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 296 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- The Hague : XPat Media, [2011]
- Summary:
- Have you ever wondered what the current climate change and rising sea levels mean for the low-lying and densely populated Netherlands? How can a land below sea level exist right along that very sea? What happens when the rivers reach the ocean, and what are the consequences of this sub-sea-level position for the harbors? Why and how did the Dutch eve create new land on the former sea bottom? You may be familiar with polders, dikes and windmills, but how do they all work together and how is it organized? What are the effects of living below sea level on the drinking water, and on construction, sewage and agriculture? The answer to these and many other questions are here in this book. While explaining technical, geographical but also social issues in understandable terms, The Dutch and their Delta-Living Below Sea Level combines broad informative with fascinating details. Photos, maps and relevant websites offer you insights and intriguing local details that even many Dutch people could not give you! The Dutch and their Delta also informs you about historical developments, places to witness the unique situation for yourself, and the influence of this watery environment on the Dutch language and culture. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Netherlands through foreign eyes 13
- 2 Dutch symbols: The wider picture of living in Holland's watery environment 31
- 3 Origins of the Dutch delta 73
- 4 Holland: product of the sea 97
- 5 The 'far' north 125
- 6 A peninsula below sea level - North-Holland 147
- 7 The sea that came and went 177
- 8 The heart of Holland 209
- 9 Dutch rivers 235
- 10 The southwestern islands 251
- 11 The future 277.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Department of Germanic Languages Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9789055947881
- 9055947881
- OCLC:
- 828834092
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