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The Problem At Hand:

    The nation of the Netherlands is situated at the western edge of the North European Plain and is home to the deltas of three of Europe's major rivers; the Rhine, Scheldt and Meuse. The country is home to a population of 15 million people living in an area of land about twice the size of New Jersey. With nearly two thirds of the country's total land area lying an average of 3.5 meters below sea level, the Dutch are constantly fighting against the relentless onslaught of storm surges blown in from the North Sea (1).

    Construction, maintenance and management of flood defenses are all crucial to the continued development of the Netherlands. The technical, ecological, social, political, and economic dimensions surrounding the topic of Dutch flood control are discussed within the content of this site.

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