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Een reflectie op de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie (1672) 53 De inundaties in cultuur-historisch en waterbouwkundig perspectief, 2023
Een reflectie op de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie (1672), 2023
Een artikel over het modeleren van de inundatie van de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie in 1672, met mod... more Een artikel over het modeleren van de inundatie van de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie in 1672, met moderne technologie. Een project waarin cocreatie en storytelling centraal stonden om modern watermanagement zichtbaar te maken middels historische onderzoek.
Das interdisziplinare Projekt "Land unter?" soll fur den Oberrhein zwischen Strasburg/K... more Das interdisziplinare Projekt "Land unter?" soll fur den Oberrhein zwischen Strasburg/Kehl und Mannheim/Ludwigshafen eine regionale Geschichte der Hochwasser und Hochwasserschutzmasnahmen auf Grundlage archaologischer und geomorphologischer Untersuchungen erarbeiten.
Journal of European Landscapes
The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, nat... more The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, national. This was in line with landscape policies that also were organised within regional or national frameworks. This is changing only slowly, but in recent years the interest in an international perspective is growing. A recent project even aims at a world-wide perspective on landscape. For this reason, the editors felt the time was right for a new journal that offers a platform for international exchange on landscape studies, particularly aiming to address aspects of heritage and history within a European context.
Journal of European Landscapes
The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, nat... more The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, national. This was in line with landscape policies that also were organised within regional or national frameworks. This is changing only slowly, but in recent years the interest in an international perspective is growing. A recent project even aims at a world-wide perspective on landscape. For this reason, the editors felt the time was right for a new journal that offers a platform for international exchange on landscape studies, particularly aiming to address aspects of heritage and history within a European context.
Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit 33, 2020
Wondering how sustainabile thinking and acting has influenced our surrounding landscapes? This Ma... more Wondering how sustainabile thinking and acting has influenced our surrounding landscapes? This Master Thesis in Landscape Development elaborates on the sustainable landscape dynamics that occur as a result of population growth, resource exploitation, pollution, climate change and natural and cultural heritage conservation. These landscape dynamics are often applied by a conservative approach, with an exeption for the production of renewable energy.
Raemaekers, D.C.M. (ed.) (2013), A kaleidoscope of Maritime perspectives, 2013
Talks and Conferences by Arjan Conijn
by Dumont Annie, Remy Arthuis, David Gucker, Archéo Fluviale, Lumír Poláček, Marion Foucher, Marie-Pierre JEZEGOU, Meunier Laure, Arjan Conijn, Philippe Moyat, and Gabriele Schmidhuber
Drafts by Arjan Conijn
Changing mentalities on flooding in the Upper Rhine valley landscape An interdisciplinary landscape study on the role of changing flood perception on the emergence of its management in the Upper Rhine valley, 2019
English Summary This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of floodin... more English Summary This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of flooding for the Upper Rhine valley from Strasbourg to Mannheim. A multidisciplinary variety of methods, sources, and data is used and combined into an interdisciplinary landscape study. By arranging a chronological cultural biography of the perception of flooding, mentality templates were defined. The great variety of data has been fit within these templates. The results show how the human perception changed over time, affecting the landscape of the Upper Rhine valley. The mentality templates shift from settlement on healthy and save terrace rims, to self-sufficiency for greater wealth. When flooding is seen as a sign for new disasters, the church offers protection of the property. Although, ongoing flooding and harsh climate conditions during the 10 th century demanded a new approach and the necessity of actions on flood management had to be taken by the church. Draining and dike construction provided the possibility to extend lands and use former natural wilderness as a resource. While an increasing number of farmers got their own land, they were also obliged for the protection of their property. These were the results in a period when villages in the Upper Rhine valley had a hard time to survive natural vagaries. However, when techniques improved humans gradually gained total control of the river, resulting in the Tulla-rectification in the early 19 th century. Only recently, a more harmonious interaction with nature seems to gain support. In order to see whether this theoretical timeline of mentalities holds up in practice, two case studies have been conducted. The first case study in Speyer did not result in prove of flood protection measures by Bishop Benno in the 11 th century. However, bringing together geophysical data and historical sources provided some new prove on the course of the Rhine around Speyer during the early medieval period. Another case study in Ottersdorf near Rastatt included an archaeological excavation of a medieval dike. This dike has been dated back to the 11 th century by humins and humin acids of the former surface layer. This is significantly earlier than other dikes in Western Europe and on top of it, it can be linked to the expansion of arable fields, which also seems quite early for offensive dike construction. Altogether, including the perception into a landscape study, this work provides a good link between geophysical data and cultural narratives. The case studies additionally confirmed and challenged several outcomes. Furthermore, this research has overcome the lack of knowledge on flooding in the Upper Rhine valley and additionally added to the academic debate on interdisciplinary research and inclusion of subjective landscape perception.
Books by Arjan Conijn
Changing mentalities on flooding in the Upper Rhine valley landscape, 2020
This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of flooding for the Upper ... more This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of flooding for the Upper Rhine valley from Strasbourg to Mannheim. A multidisciplinary variety of methods, sources, and data is used and combined into an interdisciplinary landscape study. By arranging a chronological cultural biography of the perception of flooding, mentality templates were defined. The great variety of data has been fit within these templates. The results show how the human perception changed over time, affecting the landscape of the Upper Rhine valley.
Een reflectie op de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie (1672) 53 De inundaties in cultuur-historisch en waterbouwkundig perspectief, 2023
Een reflectie op de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie (1672), 2023
Een artikel over het modeleren van de inundatie van de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie in 1672, met mod... more Een artikel over het modeleren van de inundatie van de Oude Hollandse Waterlinie in 1672, met moderne technologie. Een project waarin cocreatie en storytelling centraal stonden om modern watermanagement zichtbaar te maken middels historische onderzoek.
Das interdisziplinare Projekt "Land unter?" soll fur den Oberrhein zwischen Strasburg/K... more Das interdisziplinare Projekt "Land unter?" soll fur den Oberrhein zwischen Strasburg/Kehl und Mannheim/Ludwigshafen eine regionale Geschichte der Hochwasser und Hochwasserschutzmasnahmen auf Grundlage archaologischer und geomorphologischer Untersuchungen erarbeiten.
Journal of European Landscapes
The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, nat... more The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, national. This was in line with landscape policies that also were organised within regional or national frameworks. This is changing only slowly, but in recent years the interest in an international perspective is growing. A recent project even aims at a world-wide perspective on landscape. For this reason, the editors felt the time was right for a new journal that offers a platform for international exchange on landscape studies, particularly aiming to address aspects of heritage and history within a European context.
Journal of European Landscapes
The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, nat... more The vast majority of landscape research has for a long time been local, regional or, at most, national. This was in line with landscape policies that also were organised within regional or national frameworks. This is changing only slowly, but in recent years the interest in an international perspective is growing. A recent project even aims at a world-wide perspective on landscape. For this reason, the editors felt the time was right for a new journal that offers a platform for international exchange on landscape studies, particularly aiming to address aspects of heritage and history within a European context.
Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Archäologie des Mittelalters und der Neuzeit 33, 2020
Wondering how sustainabile thinking and acting has influenced our surrounding landscapes? This Ma... more Wondering how sustainabile thinking and acting has influenced our surrounding landscapes? This Master Thesis in Landscape Development elaborates on the sustainable landscape dynamics that occur as a result of population growth, resource exploitation, pollution, climate change and natural and cultural heritage conservation. These landscape dynamics are often applied by a conservative approach, with an exeption for the production of renewable energy.
Raemaekers, D.C.M. (ed.) (2013), A kaleidoscope of Maritime perspectives, 2013
by Dumont Annie, Remy Arthuis, David Gucker, Archéo Fluviale, Lumír Poláček, Marion Foucher, Marie-Pierre JEZEGOU, Meunier Laure, Arjan Conijn, Philippe Moyat, and Gabriele Schmidhuber
Changing mentalities on flooding in the Upper Rhine valley landscape An interdisciplinary landscape study on the role of changing flood perception on the emergence of its management in the Upper Rhine valley, 2019
English Summary This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of floodin... more English Summary This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of flooding for the Upper Rhine valley from Strasbourg to Mannheim. A multidisciplinary variety of methods, sources, and data is used and combined into an interdisciplinary landscape study. By arranging a chronological cultural biography of the perception of flooding, mentality templates were defined. The great variety of data has been fit within these templates. The results show how the human perception changed over time, affecting the landscape of the Upper Rhine valley. The mentality templates shift from settlement on healthy and save terrace rims, to self-sufficiency for greater wealth. When flooding is seen as a sign for new disasters, the church offers protection of the property. Although, ongoing flooding and harsh climate conditions during the 10 th century demanded a new approach and the necessity of actions on flood management had to be taken by the church. Draining and dike construction provided the possibility to extend lands and use former natural wilderness as a resource. While an increasing number of farmers got their own land, they were also obliged for the protection of their property. These were the results in a period when villages in the Upper Rhine valley had a hard time to survive natural vagaries. However, when techniques improved humans gradually gained total control of the river, resulting in the Tulla-rectification in the early 19 th century. Only recently, a more harmonious interaction with nature seems to gain support. In order to see whether this theoretical timeline of mentalities holds up in practice, two case studies have been conducted. The first case study in Speyer did not result in prove of flood protection measures by Bishop Benno in the 11 th century. However, bringing together geophysical data and historical sources provided some new prove on the course of the Rhine around Speyer during the early medieval period. Another case study in Ottersdorf near Rastatt included an archaeological excavation of a medieval dike. This dike has been dated back to the 11 th century by humins and humin acids of the former surface layer. This is significantly earlier than other dikes in Western Europe and on top of it, it can be linked to the expansion of arable fields, which also seems quite early for offensive dike construction. Altogether, including the perception into a landscape study, this work provides a good link between geophysical data and cultural narratives. The case studies additionally confirmed and challenged several outcomes. Furthermore, this research has overcome the lack of knowledge on flooding in the Upper Rhine valley and additionally added to the academic debate on interdisciplinary research and inclusion of subjective landscape perception.
Changing mentalities on flooding in the Upper Rhine valley landscape, 2020
This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of flooding for the Upper ... more This interdisciplinary project 'Land Unter?' aims to develop a history of flooding for the Upper Rhine valley from Strasbourg to Mannheim. A multidisciplinary variety of methods, sources, and data is used and combined into an interdisciplinary landscape study. By arranging a chronological cultural biography of the perception of flooding, mentality templates were defined. The great variety of data has been fit within these templates. The results show how the human perception changed over time, affecting the landscape of the Upper Rhine valley.