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(b)
(c)
Figure 17.4
Continued
Denmark are given in Boxes 17.2 and 17.3 and Figures
17.5 and 17.6 .
similarly long history of protecting itself from the
results of the river management practices of other
countries upstream. At present, the main function of
much of the fl oodplains in the Netherlands is agricul-
ture. As a result, the fl oodplain area available to store
and attenuate major fl oods is limited compared to the
large fl at wetland area which would naturally have
been available prior to intensive farming. For this
reason, fl oodplain restoration is now of high priority,
encouraging the maintenance of landscapes that have
The Netherlands
The Netherlands has a long history of managing
its rivers for settlement and farming. Being at the
downstream receiving end of strategically important
rivers of continental Europe such as the Ruhr, Meuse,
Rhine and Emscher, to name just a few, it also has a
