Focusing on scientific, social and economic issues, the book looks at the innumerable conflicts that arose over water resources and the environmental impact of projects intended to control them. Venice and Holland are undoubtedly the two most fascinating cases of societies built on water, with the conquest of vast expanses of marshland – not only stimulating agricultural production but also nurturing a deeply felt relationship between local populations and the element of water itself. The hydraulic technology developed in Holland influenced many European countries and had an environmental impact on the agriculture as well on the communities concerned.
Building on Water. Venice, Holland and the Construction of the European Landscape in the Early Modern Times
CIRIACONO, SALVATORE
2006
Abstract
Focusing on scientific, social and economic issues, the book looks at the innumerable conflicts that arose over water resources and the environmental impact of projects intended to control them. Venice and Holland are undoubtedly the two most fascinating cases of societies built on water, with the conquest of vast expanses of marshland – not only stimulating agricultural production but also nurturing a deeply felt relationship between local populations and the element of water itself. The hydraulic technology developed in Holland influenced many European countries and had an environmental impact on the agriculture as well on the communities concerned.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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