Besides a random
online search for pictures about the Oosterschelde storm surge barrier, a dedicated website
provides images as well as basic historical background about the delta works. It
offers a subpage in English on the barrier itself, as well as a virtual tour (also
available here) over/through
the barrier’s interior.
This kind of
information mainly functions as promotion material, and does not critically go
into the socio-political dimensions of the dam. The decision to construct the
dam in the first place, the resistance that rose against those plans, and the
alternatives in terms of design are lively described by Paul de Schipper in his
book ‘De
slag om de Oosterschelde’ (the battle about the Oosterschelde).
Unfortunately his account is written in Dutch, but several academic scholars,
including Wiebe Bijker and Cornelis Disco have investigated political and
scientific particularities of the structure in English. Their articles can be
found here
and here.
Source: Beeldbank Rijkswaterstaat
Source: Beeldbank Rijkswaterstaat
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