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Phillip Meador Fall 2009 Studio 5502. Assignment 3. Case Study Diagrams. Case Study. Amsterdam Netherlands. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Basic Information. 1275 earliest known year of existence 762,000 people 12% city area is parks ≈30 inches rain/ year. Wikipedia.
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Phillip Meador Fall 2009 Studio 5502 Assignment 3
Case Study • Diagrams
Case Study Amsterdam Netherlands
Basic Information • 1275 earliest known year of existence • 762,000 people • 12% city area is parks • ≈30 inches rain/ year Wikipedia
Dike – embankment to prevent water flooding an area • Polder – area below sea level that is protected from flooding • Sluice – gate to drain an area (like a polder) when at low tide, closed during high tide • Dam – artificial barrier in an estuary, lake, or river