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Understanding Amsterdam's Water Management: A Case Study

This case study explores the water management techniques in Amsterdam, Netherlands, highlighting its historical significance and modern infrastructure. Established in 1275, Amsterdam has grown to a population of 762,000 with 12% of its area dedicated to parks. The city confronts its unique challenges, including being below sea level, utilizing a combination of dikes, polder systems, sluices, and dams to prevent flooding. This assignment features diagrams illustrating these methods, emphasizing Amsterdam's innovative solutions to water management amidst its climatic conditions.

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Understanding Amsterdam's Water Management: A Case Study

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  1. Phillip Meador Fall 2009 Studio 5502 Assignment 3

  2. Case Study • Diagrams

  3. Case Study Amsterdam Netherlands

  4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

  5. Basic Information • 1275 earliest known year of existence • 762,000 people • 12% city area is parks • ≈30 inches rain/ year Wikipedia

  6. Dike – embankment to prevent water flooding an area • Polder – area below sea level that is protected from flooding • Sluice – gate to drain an area (like a polder) when at low tide, closed during high tide • Dam – artificial barrier in an estuary, lake, or river

  7. Polder Drainage

  8. Diagrams

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