Markerwaard polder
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Markerwaard polder is a planned but never completed land reclamation project in the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands, intended to create new agricultural and residential land.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land reclamation project
ⓘ
planned polder ⓘ |
| cancellationDate | early 1990s ⓘ |
| consideredBy |
Dutch national government
ⓘ
Rijkswaterstaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Markerwaard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn | current protected status of Markermeer as open water ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Markermeer ⓘ |
| hasPlannedUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
nature reserve ⓘ recreational area ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important example of unrealized Dutch water management project ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| influencedCreationOf | Marker Wadden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | unrealized megaproject in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| isPlannedArea | southwestern part of IJsselmeer ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Afsluitdijk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noordoostpolder NERFINISHED ⓘ Oostelijk Flevoland NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuidelijk Flevoland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Flevoland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Holland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | IJsselmeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
environmental organizations
ⓘ
water management experts concerned about ecology ⓘ |
| partOf | Zuiderzee Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDebateOn | future of IJsselmeer and Markermeer ⓘ |
| plannedFunction |
expand Dutch agricultural production
ⓘ
relieve population pressure in Randstad ⓘ |
| plannedNearbyCity | Lelystad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningContinuedIn |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| projectStatus | cancelled ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
changing economic priorities
ⓘ
environmental concerns ⓘ protection of open water landscape ⓘ reduced need for new agricultural land ⓘ |
| status | never completed ⓘ |
| topicOf |
Dutch spatial planning debates
ⓘ
environmental policy debates in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| wouldHaveBeenConnectedTo | existing polders in Flevoland ⓘ |
| wouldHaveBeenCreatedBy | damming part of IJsselmeer ⓘ |
| wouldHaveBeenSeparatedFrom | Markermeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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