Neglected and undervalued cultural heritage: Waterfronts and riverbanks of Alblasserwaard, the Netherlands
Alblasserdam is aDutch dyke village dating to the thirteenth century, with its earliest houses built along the embankment of a major dyke. Most of its history is closely related to shipping and shipbuilding. The village center had a harbor for inland ships and a navigation lock; in the hinterland, industrialization created several yards where workers built many types of vessels: Simple wooden rowing boats, wooden ships, and steel ships. Other yards related to shipbuilding—a steel mill, a construction yard for railway infrastructure—rose there too. Thematerial used in these yards came in by shi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | bookPart |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2019 |
Schlagwörter: | Alblasserwaard / Citizen participation / Public space / River art / Riverfront / Water heritage |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26832056 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/127622 |