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2 Historical Annotations
2.4.2 The Netherlands
Reporting Period 2002–2006
As for the German approach to fulfill the requirement of the reporting according to ICZM
recommendations by the EU, the Dutch report
9 was also divided into three parts.
First part of the summarizing document was about the status of the coastal zone. The
relevant pressures and uses of the Dutch coastal zone are described. It was stated that the
development and preconditions for the use of the Dutch coastal zone differ between the
Wadden Sea and the Delta area in the province Zeeland. The contribution, for example, of
settlements and facilities for tourism and recreation is more densely located in the Delta
area and sandy coast of South Holland. The assessment of the status, on the one hand, and
the development of the Dutch coastal zone, on the other hand, was conducted in an integrated way applying the proposed sustainability indicators by the EU ICZM expert group.
The main focal point for the status description was the safety against flooding by the sea
and subordinate other types of land use. Wherever possible it was striven for the beneficial combination of both safety and ecological, social and economic development, for
example, by applying the approach of sand nourishment along the approximately 350 km
long sandy coast between Rotterdam and Den Helder (Fig. 2.2).
Within the second part the organization of coastal zone management and policy was
described. The administration and management of the Dutch coastal zone was also distributed over several national organizations and institutions as well as in responsibility of the
coastal provinces. It was stated that some of the policies and the management were organized according to related sectors, but other sectors were also organized according to the
area concerned. For example, until the early 1990s coastal defense was solely striving for
the protection of people and infrastructure against flooding based on the recommendations
of the Delta Commission I – see Delta Commission (1961) and Correlje et al. (2010). The
approach originated from the experiences of the disastrous flooding event in winter 1953.
The implementation of the Delta Plan took a long time and is an ongoing process, but the
Fig. 2.2 Beach near the Schelde in the Province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. c
Frank Ahlhorn
9 For The Netherlands: www.rijkswaterstaat.nl
2 Historical Annotations
2.4.2 The Netherlands
Reporting Period 2002–2006
As for the German approach to fulfill the requirement of the reporting according to ICZM
recommendations by the EU, the Dutch report
9 was also divided into three parts.
First part of the summarizing document was about the status of the coastal zone. The
relevant pressures and uses of the Dutch coastal zone are described. It was stated that the
development and preconditions for the use of the Dutch coastal zone differ between the
Wadden Sea and the Delta area in the province Zeeland. The contribution, for example, of
settlements and facilities for tourism and recreation is more densely located in the Delta
area and sandy coast of South Holland. The assessment of the status, on the one hand, and
the development of the Dutch coastal zone, on the other hand, was conducted in an integrated way applying the proposed sustainability indicators by the EU ICZM expert group.
The main focal point for the status description was the safety against flooding by the sea
and subordinate other types of land use. Wherever possible it was striven for the beneficial combination of both safety and ecological, social and economic development, for
example, by applying the approach of sand nourishment along the approximately 350 km
long sandy coast between Rotterdam and Den Helder (Fig. 2.2).
Within the second part the organization of coastal zone management and policy was
described. The administration and management of the Dutch coastal zone was also distributed over several national organizations and institutions as well as in responsibility of the
coastal provinces. It was stated that some of the policies and the management were organized according to related sectors, but other sectors were also organized according to the
area concerned. For example, until the early 1990s coastal defense was solely striving for
the protection of people and infrastructure against flooding based on the recommendations
of the Delta Commission I – see Delta Commission (1961) and Correlje et al. (2010). The
approach originated from the experiences of the disastrous flooding event in winter 1953.
The implementation of the Delta Plan took a long time and is an ongoing process, but the
Fig. 2.2 Beach near the Schelde in the Province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. c
Frank Ahlhorn
9 For The Netherlands: www.rijkswaterstaat.nl