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Title:
De afsluiting en droogmaking der Zuiderzee. Weerlegging van bezwaren.
uitgegeven door de Zuiderzee-Vereeniging
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Summary: "De afsluiting en droogmaking der Zuiderzee. Weerlegging van bezwaren" by Beekman is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. The work details the extensive plans for the closure and reclamation of a significant portion of the Zuiderzee, a large inland body of saltwater in the Netherlands, and addresses various objections to the implementation of this ambitious project. It is a discussion on the technical, economic, and social implications of transforming the Zuiderzee into arable land. At the start of the book, the author reflects on the historical context of earlier reclamation efforts in the Netherlands while emphasizing the need for new land to meet the growing demands for agriculture and population support. The text outlines previous plans for dealing with the Zuiderzee and argues for the necessity of its closure to prevent flooding and improve agricultural productivity. The introduction sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the proposed engineering solutions and expected outcomes, highlighting both the potential benefits and the resistance to such large-scale undertakings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Beekman, A. A. (Anton Albert), 1854-1947
EBook No.: 38426
Published: Dec 27, 2011
Downloads: 281
Language: Dutch
Subject: Reclamation of land -- Netherlands
Subject: IJssel Lake (Netherlands)
LoCC: Technology: Ocean engineering
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
De afsluiting en droogmaking der Zuiderzee. Weerlegging van bezwaren.
uitgegeven door de Zuiderzee-Vereeniging
Credits:
Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net
Summary: "De afsluiting en droogmaking der Zuiderzee. Weerlegging van bezwaren" by Beekman is a scientific publication likely written in the early 20th century. The work details the extensive plans for the closure and reclamation of a significant portion of the Zuiderzee, a large inland body of saltwater in the Netherlands, and addresses various objections to the implementation of this ambitious project. It is a discussion on the technical, economic, and social implications of transforming the Zuiderzee into arable land. At the start of the book, the author reflects on the historical context of earlier reclamation efforts in the Netherlands while emphasizing the need for new land to meet the growing demands for agriculture and population support. The text outlines previous plans for dealing with the Zuiderzee and argues for the necessity of its closure to prevent flooding and improve agricultural productivity. The introduction sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of the proposed engineering solutions and expected outcomes, highlighting both the potential benefits and the resistance to such large-scale undertakings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Beekman, A. A. (Anton Albert), 1854-1947
EBook No.: 38426
Published: Dec 27, 2011
Downloads: 281
Language: Dutch
Subject: Reclamation of land -- Netherlands
Subject: IJssel Lake (Netherlands)
LoCC: Technology: Ocean engineering
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.