9. ENGLAND: RECLAMATION AND EXPLOITATION

Eric L. Jones

Chapter 9 in Revealed Biodiversity:An Economic History of the Human Impact, 2014, pp 115-130 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Dutch drainage engineers altered wetlands in a remarkable number of places right across Europe. Their projects are mapped as a double-page spread in Charles Wilson, The Dutch Republic. Before 1250, land reclaimers from the Leiden area were at work in North Germany, having learned their trade by digging peat, since even at home actual dykes were not being systematically built so early. They could, however, offer technical skills and know-how about organising the water management of village communities living free from manorial control.

Keywords: Biodiversity; Economic History; Birds; Landscape; Environmental History; Nature Conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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