Dutch engineers and the draining of the fens in eastern England

Williamson, T. (2006) Dutch engineers and the draining of the fens in eastern England. Nederlandse Geografische Studies (338). pp. 103-119. ISSN 0169-4839

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Abstract

The wetlands of eastern Europe are either marhes or fens. The former include areas of coastal silt and clay, usually located within former estuaries or behind spits of sands and single. The latter are areas of peat soil that usually lay inland from coastal marshes. In the 17th century, the Great Level which formed the southern and central portion of the Fens were the main target for drainers. It was here that Dutch engineers left their greatest mark on the English landscape. Due to economic factors and of consequent lack of investment in the maintenance or improvement of drainage works, achievements by Dutch engineers in the middle decades of the 17th century were followed by a period of deterioration. The chronology of wetland drainage in England in all periods was attributed to a complex mixture of economic, social, and technological factors.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	drainage,fen,historial geography,hydrotechnical engineering,sdg 15 - life on land ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_on_land
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Landscape History
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2013 16:36
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 05:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/44628
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