Designed for Dry Feet, by R. J. Hoeksema

Designed for Dry Feet: Flood Protection and Land Reclamation in the Netherlands, by R. J. Hoeksema explores Holland’s distinctive problems in drinking water management and administration. Few nations exist where humans have exerted a greater influence in shaping the landscape compared to Netherlands. Situated within the lowland delta of 3 important rivers, this little European nation has fought for more than a thousand a long time to guard its inhabitants from floods and also to reclaim flooded land.

Author begins by talking about the background of flood defense and land reclamation as well because the background of water conduit organizations. He then concentrates on distinct activities and projects, including simple dwelling mounds, 17th-century windmill-powered lake draining systems, 19th-century steam-powered drainage actions, and 20th-century land reclamation and flood protection tasks.

Designed for Dry Feet also includes information about journey inside the Netherlands, which he organizes into 6 excursions designed for all those visiting this impressive nation. This book will surely be a terrific asset to civil engineers from all more than the world, as the technology from a single country’s battle with flood safety is borrowed to rebuild other individuals.

Designed for Dry Feet describes the huge flood defense strategies that have been carried out over the earlier decades in Holland. The engineering efforts were enormous, and dwarf anything at present contemplated for brand spanking New Orleans. The book also exhibits that lots of organizing was accomplished ahead of any development, using the gathering of significantly engineering information.

Designed for Dry Feet: Flood Protection and Land Reclamation in the Netherlands

Robert J. Hoeksema
American Society of Civil Engineers
168 pages

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