Print Email Facebook Twitter Man-made lowlands, a future for ancient dykes in the Netherlands Title Man-made lowlands, a future for ancient dykes in the Netherlands Author Schaafsma-Tilstra, M. Date 2014-05-01 Abstract Dikes are part and parcel of the Netherlands. Down through the centuries they have played a role in every attempt to make this country inhabitable in the reclamation of peatland and marshland, as coastal embankments and to enclose polders and flank rivers. This means they are often cultural heritage features of the highest order as they have helped shape the unique character of a particular area. They are icons that reflect our age-old engagement with water. Subject dikesea defencecultural heritage Classification TPN00 To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:fe55abdf-c645-4540-8493-6375bf5c31b3 Publisher Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed Source Publication of the Cultural Heritage Agency (Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed) Part of collection Hydraulic Engineering Reports Document type report Rights © 2014 Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Ergoed Files PDF man-made-lowlands.pdf 3.39 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:fe55abdf-c645-4540-8493-6375bf5c31b3/datastream/OBJ/view