Abstract
Reply. The New History of Water ManagementWaterstaat in stedenland is a scholarly monograph that aims to be a ‘green and contextual history of water management’. The authors focus on long-term developments with regard to managing the quantity and quality of water, the landscape, the economy and institutions while using a multidisciplinary approach. This broad history of the Dutch Rijnland area spans almost a thousand years (ca. 900-1856). At the heart of the study are questions that are relevant for environmental historians. The man-made and natural causes, and consequences, of various changes in the relationship between mankind and water are described in detail. The authors expand upon this position further in their ‘Reply’ and explore the effectiveness of the peat policies within the framework of the tensions between government and market forces. Recommendations for future research areas are also provided. This response is part of the discussion forum 'Waterstaat in stedenland' (Milja van Tielhof and Petra J. E. M. van Dam).
Highlights
The authors focus on long-term developments with regard
questions that are relevant for environmental historians
of various changes in the relationship between mankind and water are described in detail
Summary
In het volgende gaan wij ten eerste in op de plaatsing van ons werk binnen de waterstaats- en milieugeschiedenis van Nederland. Vanaf de jaren vijftig van de twintigste eeuw is de rechtshistoricus Henk van der Linden begonnen de ontwikkeling van het landschap te analyseren en te integreren. De toen nieuwe benadering werd al snel overgenomen door inmiddels gerenommeerde historici en historisch-geografen.[1] De laatsten keerden zich in de jaren zeventig af van de heersende visie dat grote geologische verschijnselen als klimaatverandering en zeespiegelrijzing de geschiedenis van Laag-Nederland bepaalden.
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