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The closing off and the partial reclamation of the Zuyder Zee has resulted in the gain of 166,000 hectares of new land (Figure 1). This new land appears to lend itself for agriculture, urban development, recreation and nature conservation.
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Stive, M.J.F., Waterman, R.E. (2002). The Netherlands: The Zuyder Zee Project. In: Chen, J., Eisma, D., Hotta, K., Walker, H.J. (eds) Engineered Coasts. Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0099-3_14
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