Loading…

Sinking peat bogs: environmental change in Holland, 1350-1550

The formation of the Dutch Republic between 1350-1550 invoked an ecological transformation reflected in the dominance of the low landscape. During this period, the mining of the peat bogs completely demolished the underlying soil, and caused the bogs to sink. At the same time, using the fuel harvest...

Full description

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Environmental history 2001, Vol.6 (1), p.32-32
Main Author:	Dam, P J
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Animals Conservation of Natural Resources - economics Conservation of Natural Resources - history Demography Economics - history Environment Floods - economics Floods - history History of medicine History, 15th Century History, 16th Century Netherlands - ethnology Oceans and Seas Population Dynamics Soil
Online Access:	Get full text
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

cited_by
cites
container_end_page	32
container_issue	1
container_start_page	32
container_title	Environmental history
container_volume	6
creator	Dam, P J
description	The formation of the Dutch Republic between 1350-1550 invoked an ecological transformation reflected in the dominance of the low landscape. During this period, the mining of the peat bogs completely demolished the underlying soil, and caused the bogs to sink. At the same time, using the fuel harvested from the bogs, the Republic began a program of expansion. This required that bogs be drained and that water be redirected to large lakes, created from the sinking bogs. This analysis of the lake phase of environmental history clearly illustrates the interplay of human actions and natural conditions in creating a unique environment. Many of the processes initiated during this period became irreversible, and ultimately reflected the excessive exploitation of the peat resources.
format	article
fullrecord	<record><control><sourceid>proquest_pubme</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71392839</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>71392839</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-p1120-b9ffe15012cbf945cc5eadde9b5f4ec39c40ffb4904bca2b9e129e8ac7defe413</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqF0E1Lw0AQBuBFFFurf0GCB08GZvYjzQoepFQrFDyo57C7ma2pySZmG8F_b8R68eJp5vDwMu8csClqAWmea3447pDLVEklJuwkxi0AaI7ymE1QZwhcwJTdPFXhrQqbpCOzS2y7idcJhY-qb0NDYWfqxL2asKGkCsmqrWsTyqsEhYIUlYJTduRNHelsP2fs5W75vFil68f7h8XtOu0QOaRWe0-oALmzXkvlnCJTlqSt8pKc0E6C91ZqkNYZbjUh15QbNy_Jk0QxY5c_uV3fvg8Ud0VTRUff51A7xGKOQvNc6H8hSpVlGeQjvPgDt-3Qh7FEwTEbCyrIRnS-R4NtqCy6vmpM_1n8vk98AWXualQ</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>216135506</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Sinking peat bogs: environmental change in Holland, 1350-1550</title><source>JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection</source><creator>Dam, P J</creator><creatorcontrib>Dam, P J</creatorcontrib><description>The formation of the Dutch Republic between 1350-1550 invoked an ecological transformation reflected in the dominance of the low landscape. During this period, the mining of the peat bogs completely demolished the underlying soil, and caused the bogs to sink. At the same time, using the fuel harvested from the bogs, the Republic began a program of expansion. This required that bogs be drained and that water be redirected to large lakes, created from the sinking bogs. This analysis of the lake phase of environmental history clearly illustrates the interplay of human actions and natural conditions in creating a unique environment. Many of the processes initiated during this period became irreversible, and ultimately reflected the excessive exploitation of the peat resources.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1084-5453</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1930-8892</identifier><identifier>PMID: 19610230</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: University of Chicago Press</publisher><subject>Animals ; Conservation of Natural Resources - economics ; Conservation of Natural Resources - history ; Demography ; Economics - history ; Environment ; Floods - economics ; Floods - history ; History of medicine ; History, 15th Century ; History, 16th Century ; Netherlands - ethnology ; Oceans and Seas ; Population Dynamics ; Soil</subject><ispartof>Environmental history, 2001, Vol.6 (1), p.32-32</ispartof><rights>Copyright Environmental History Jan 2001</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,4010</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19610230$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Dam, P J</creatorcontrib><title>Sinking peat bogs: environmental change in Holland, 1350-1550</title><title>Environmental history</title><addtitle>Environ Hist Durh N C</addtitle><description>The formation of the Dutch Republic between 1350-1550 invoked an ecological transformation reflected in the dominance of the low landscape. During this period, the mining of the peat bogs completely demolished the underlying soil, and caused the bogs to sink. At the same time, using the fuel harvested from the bogs, the Republic began a program of expansion. This required that bogs be drained and that water be redirected to large lakes, created from the sinking bogs. This analysis of the lake phase of environmental history clearly illustrates the interplay of human actions and natural conditions in creating a unique environment. Many of the processes initiated during this period became irreversible, and ultimately reflected the excessive exploitation of the peat resources.</description><subject>Animals</subject><subject>Conservation of Natural Resources - economics</subject><subject>Conservation of Natural Resources - history</subject><subject>Demography</subject><subject>Economics - history</subject><subject>Environment</subject><subject>Floods - economics</subject><subject>Floods - history</subject><subject>History of medicine</subject><subject>History, 15th Century</subject><subject>History, 16th Century</subject><subject>Netherlands - ethnology</subject><subject>Oceans and Seas</subject><subject>Population Dynamics</subject><subject>Soil</subject><issn>1084-5453</issn><issn>1930-8892</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2001</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqF0E1Lw0AQBuBFFFurf0GCB08GZvYjzQoepFQrFDyo57C7ma2pySZmG8F_b8R68eJp5vDwMu8csClqAWmea3447pDLVEklJuwkxi0AaI7ymE1QZwhcwJTdPFXhrQqbpCOzS2y7idcJhY-qb0NDYWfqxL2asKGkCsmqrWsTyqsEhYIUlYJTduRNHelsP2fs5W75vFil68f7h8XtOu0QOaRWe0-oALmzXkvlnCJTlqSt8pKc0E6C91ZqkNYZbjUh15QbNy_Jk0QxY5c_uV3fvg8Ud0VTRUff51A7xGKOQvNc6H8hSpVlGeQjvPgDt-3Qh7FEwTEbCyrIRnS-R4NtqCy6vmpM_1n8vk98AWXualQ</recordid><startdate>2001</startdate><enddate>2001</enddate><creator>Dam, P J</creator><general>University of Chicago Press</general><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>4T-</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88I</scope><scope>8AF</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AEUYN</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M2P</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>PATMY</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQHSC</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PYCSY</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>S0X</scope><scope>7ST</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>SOI</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>2001</creationdate><title>Sinking peat bogs: environmental change in Holland, 1350-1550</title><author>Dam, P J</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-p1120-b9ffe15012cbf945cc5eadde9b5f4ec39c40ffb4904bca2b9e129e8ac7defe413</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2001</creationdate><topic>Animals</topic><topic>Conservation of Natural Resources - economics</topic><topic>Conservation of Natural Resources - history</topic><topic>Demography</topic><topic>Economics - history</topic><topic>Environment</topic><topic>Floods - economics</topic><topic>Floods - history</topic><topic>History of medicine</topic><topic>History, 15th Century</topic><topic>History, 16th Century</topic><topic>Netherlands - ethnology</topic><topic>Oceans and Seas</topic><topic>Population Dynamics</topic><topic>Soil</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Dam, P J</creatorcontrib><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Docstoc</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>STEM Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Sustainability</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>eLibrary</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>ProQuest Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Research Library</collection><collection>Science Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>History Study Center</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>SIRS Editorial</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Environmental history</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Dam, P J</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Sinking peat bogs: environmental change in Holland, 1350-1550</atitle><jtitle>Environmental history</jtitle><addtitle>Environ Hist Durh N C</addtitle><date>2001</date><risdate>2001</risdate><volume>6</volume><issue>1</issue><spage>32</spage><epage>32</epage><pages>32-32</pages><issn>1084-5453</issn><eissn>1930-8892</eissn><abstract>The formation of the Dutch Republic between 1350-1550 invoked an ecological transformation reflected in the dominance of the low landscape. During this period, the mining of the peat bogs completely demolished the underlying soil, and caused the bogs to sink. At the same time, using the fuel harvested from the bogs, the Republic began a program of expansion. This required that bogs be drained and that water be redirected to large lakes, created from the sinking bogs. This analysis of the lake phase of environmental history clearly illustrates the interplay of human actions and natural conditions in creating a unique environment. Many of the processes initiated during this period became irreversible, and ultimately reflected the excessive exploitation of the peat resources.</abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>University of Chicago Press</pub><pmid>19610230</pmid><tpages>1</tpages></addata></record>
fulltext	fulltext
identifier	ISSN: 1084-5453
ispartof	Environmental history, 2001, Vol.6 (1), p.32-32
issn	1084-5453 1930-8892
language	eng
recordid	cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_71392839
source	JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection
subjects	Animals Conservation of Natural Resources - economics Conservation of Natural Resources - history Demography Economics - history Environment Floods - economics Floods - history History of medicine History, 15th Century History, 16th Century Netherlands - ethnology Oceans and Seas Population Dynamics Soil
title	Sinking peat bogs: environmental change in Holland, 1350-1550
url	http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-04T21%3A00%3A54IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_pubme&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Sinking%20peat%20bogs:%20environmental%20change%20in%20Holland,%201350-1550&rft.jtitle=Environmental%20history&rft.au=Dam,%20P%20J&rft.date=2001&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=32&rft.epage=32&rft.pages=32-32&rft.issn=1084-5453&rft.eissn=1930-8892&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_pubme%3E71392839%3C/proquest_pubme%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-p1120-b9ffe15012cbf945cc5eadde9b5f4ec39c40ffb4904bca2b9e129e8ac7defe413%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=216135506&rft_id=info:pmid/19610230&rfr_iscdi=true