De spade in de dijk. Waterbeheer en rurale samenleving in de Vlaamse kustvlakte (1280-1580)

De spade in de dijk. Waterbeheer en rurale samenleving in de Vlaamse kustvlakte (1280-1580)

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The Spade in de Dijk is the first synthesis on the organisation of water management in Coastal Flanders during the later Middle Ages. Based on the unique archival evidence produced by local water boards (wateringen), large landowners and local and regional authorities, Tim Soens argues for the occur...

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Main Author: Soens, Tim (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:Dutch
Published: Gent Academia Press 2009
Series:Historische Economie en Ecologie
Subjects:
Belgium
Flemish
c 1000 CE to c 1500
c 1500 to c 1600
For emergent readers (adult)
European history
Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500
Maritime history
water management
middle ages
water boards
coastal flanders
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Summary:The Spade in de Dijk is the first synthesis on the organisation of water management in Coastal Flanders during the later Middle Ages. Based on the unique archival evidence produced by local water boards (wateringen), large landowners and local and regional authorities, Tim Soens argues for the occurrence of profound changes in coastal water management in the later Middle Ages. Water management gradually became less inclusive, investments lowered, and flood risk increased. This evolution was triggered by the social transition from a peasant society of land-owning smallholders to a society of absentee landlords and large tenant farmers.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (359 p.)
ISBN:OAPEN_611030
9789038213521
Access:Open Access

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