1. Project Eemland Marco van Beek

2. Eemland

3. Characteristics: - Open, flat, empty landscape - From North to south river ‘Eem’ - Small villages at boundaries of the project en near river ‘Eem’ like: - Eemnes - Eemdijk - Eembrugge - Bunschoten - Spakenburg - Hoogland - Huizen - Baarn

4. Eemland Characteristics: - Very religious people - Influence of the Southern Sea (in the past) - many floods in the past - last: 1916 - because of floods: “waaien” (holes made by the swirling sea) - near “waaien” very productive earth - Old ditches/watercourses (exploitation about 1100)

5. Eemland Consolidation by land development plan: re-allotment based on a public plan with an agricultural claim (voting by land-owners) 1. Agriculture (better situation very necessary) 2. Nature 3. Recreation

6. Eemland - Agriculture -97 % of total area Eemland is grassland, used for cows (meat- and milk-production) -Bad situation: reallotment very necessary: A lot of owners have parcels on both sides of river Eem -Farms near river Eem and near villages also INSIDE the villages

7. Eemland - Agriculture

9. Ferry: important for owners; more times a day crossing the river with tractor, cows, milk etc.

10. Eemland - Agriculture Moving farms: First plan : 100 Final plan : 49 In reality : 32

11. Eemland - Agriculture Farm inside village Bunschoten

12. Eemland – Agriculture – 32 moved farms

14. Eemland – Agriculture -Very important: Good water-regulation - New pumping-stations are build

15. Eemland – Nature - Saving the emptyness: a lot of grassland-birds - Saving flora and fauna: - near the river “Eem” - near “Eemmeer” (Lake Eem => Southern Sea)

16. Eemland – Nature

18. Eemland – Recreation - In the past: hardly any recreation possibilities - Because of land development: - sailing - fishing - wind-surfing - skating - cycling - small beach

19. Eemland – Old situation

20. Eemland – Final Result

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