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The ocean has been friend and foe for as long as The Netherlands exist. The Dutch have long used their ingenuity to manage the water, but a perfect storm in 1916 prompted them to embark on the most ambitious project to date: to reclaim the Zuider Sea.
FULL TRANSCRIPT + SOURCES:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...xSAByZOuz/edit
MAIN SOURCES:
Canon van Flevoland (Canon Van Nederland):
https://www.canonvannederland.nl/nl/flevoland/flevoland
De inpolderingshistorie (Stichting Polder Pioniers):
https://www.stichtingpolderpioniers....ringshistorie/
Ontgonnen verleden (WUR):
https://edepot.wur.nl/144249
The North Sea Flood in 1953 was the worst environmental disaster in The Netherlands in the 20th century, but it had an unexpected side effect. This event led to an unprecedented rate of development in the region which positively benefitted the region, and led to one of the modern wonders of the world: the Delta Works.
FULL TRANSCRIPT + SOURCES:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...TNKQF_fMy/edit
MAIN SOURCES:
Watersnoodramp 1953 (KNMI):
https://www.knmi.nl/kennis-en-datace...snoodramp-1953
Lijst van publicaties door Deltacommissie (Kennisbank Waterbouw):
https://www.kennisbank-waterbouw.nl/...Deltacommissie
De Aanleg van de Deltawerken (Geschiedenis van Zuid Holland):
https://geschiedenisvanzuidholland.n...e-deltawerken/
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