Abstract

Geographical thought in Dutch society In May 1999, after years of preparation, the EU Council of Ministers approved the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), a non-binding framework for spatial and regional policies at a European scale. The Netherlands had been one of the pioneers of this project. The ESDP had been given a substantial stimulus at the June 1997 conference of EU Ministers in the Dutch seaside resort of Noordwijk, a meeting about the (un)desirability and feasibility o...

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  • Physical geography is well represented among the master programmes in these universities

  • The PhD is an entry requirement for any permanent position for academic staff. Many of these PhDs were published in the series Netherlands Geographical Studies (Nederlandse Geografische Studies), co-edited by the Royal Dutch

  • 13 Approximately 300 freshmen enrol in academic human geography programmes every year (100 students for physical geography, as part of a larger number starting earth sciences)

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Geography in The Netherlands

ISSN: 2294-9135 Publisher: National Committee of Geography of Belgium, Société Royale Belge de Géographie Printed version Date of publication: 31 March 2004 Number of pages: 135-144 ISSN: 1377-2368. Electronic reference Rob van der Vaart, Ben de Pater and Katie Oost, « Geography in The Netherlands », Belgeo [Online], 1 | 2004, Online since 17 October 2013, connection on 19 April 2019. This text was automatically generated on 19 April 2019. Belgeo est mis à disposition selon les termes de la licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Geographical thought in Dutch society
Colonial roots of Dutch geography
The development of school geography
Royal Dutch Geographical Society
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