This excursion guide describes the Zuyder Zee project which dammed and partially drained a low coastal area of the northern Netherlands. The guide also provides itineraries and other practical information for visitors to the area. It is one of a series of publications developed by the Information and Documentation Center for the Geography of the…

This publication discusses the geography of and land use in a specific region of the Netherlands, the region of the great rivers of the Rhine, the Waal, and the Meuse. It is one of a series of publications developed by the Information and Documentation Center for the Geography of the Netherlands (IDG), a nonprofit organization whose aim is to…

One of a series of publications which provides information about the geography of the Netherlands to institutions and persons outside the Netherlands, this publication discusses the geography of and land use in South Limburg, a region in the southeastern part of the Netherlands. There are four sections. The first provides a history and describes…

The document focuses on the relationship of land and water in the Netherlands. Information, presented in expository, tabular, photographic, and cartographic form, is arranged in four major sections. Section I, which contains the bulk of the document, discusses water and landscape in geography; water in the Netherlands as a source of food,…

This document focuses on the history and organization of physical planning in the Netherlands. It is part of a series of bulletins on the human and physical geography of the Netherlands. Information, presented in expository, tabular, photographic, and cartographic form, is arranged in four major sections. Section I, which contains the bulk of the…