Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta

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Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta is written by P.H. Nienhuis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1402082134 (ISBN 10) and 9781402082139 (ISBN 13).

This unique text presents the environmental history of the lowland delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse. It is an ecological story of evolving human-environmental relations and how they cope with climate change and sea-level rise. The text offers a combination of in-depth ecology and environmental history. The synthesis presents a blueprint for future management and restoration, from progressive reclamation of land in the past, to adaptation of human needs to the forces of nature.