Comenius 2004-2005
                       

Germany/Netherlands

 

 

Air and Water    

 

 

 

Some frases

 

“Modern Holland or The Netherlands is more then

only wooden shoes and Windmills, Tulips, Cheese

and boys with their finger in a Dike”.

 

        “God built the world and the Dutch built Holland”

 

 

?questions?

 

 

 

 

Flowerauction

 

 

 

Prior conditions for progress (location factors)

 

Physical factors

* building space

          * soil destination (comunity plan)

          * roads- and water infrastructure

 

            Social factors

            * human resource (workers)

* social infrastructure (education, 

healthorganisation, shopping- and recreation facilities

 

?questions?

 

Greenhousing

 

Physical and social factors

* small area of land    ŕ   high horticulture

* subsidiary business  ŕ multiplier effects

* human resource       ŕ modern conduct of

     business versus

     manual labour

      * roadinfrastructure   ŕ  logistics

 

?questions?

 

    

International airport Schiphol

 

Mainport ŕ multi international connections

 

Physical and social factors

 

Physical factors (negative consequences)

* great impact on the environment

* airpolution

* noise nuisance 

 

Social factors and implications

* human resource

* great employer (pull factor)

* subsidiary business (muliplier effects)

* action groups against negative effects

 

?questions?

 

 

Windmills of Holland

Pre- industrialisation purposes

for centuries long (using windenergie)

 

     functions

corn milling           foodproduction

land drainage        land-drainage, polders

saw milling and     woodproduction

other purposes       crafts- and semi- industrial production

                                     

 

?questions?

 

 

 

Scheepvaart(naval)museum

 

Dutch colonies East- and West Indies

 

Trade

ŕ  East Indies shipping of spices  and timber

ŕ West Indies shipping of slaves!

 

Physical implications

* expansion of territory (Imperialism)

 

Social implications

* enrichment through profitable trade

Golden age!!!

      * explosive growth of the city of Amsterdam  

 

?questions?

 

Van Gogh Museum     

 

Accessibility

* public transportation    

 

Proximity 

* centricity of location

 

 

?questions?

Canal Boot trip

 

            Capital City

            * Rings of canals (grachtengordel)  

                  * Functionality of the canals

                  * Social and Economic implication

   of toerism

 

 

 

  ?questions?