Modern Developments
Technological development in the twentieth century meant that larger projects could be undertaken to further improve the safety against flooding and to reclaim large areas of land. The most important are the Zuiderzee Works and the Delta Works. By the end of the twentieth century all sea inlets have been closed off from the sea by dams and barriers. Only the Westerschelde needs to remain open for shipping access to the port of Antwerp. Plans to reclaim (parts of) the Wadden Sea and the Markermeer were eventually called off because of the ecological and recreational values of these waters.
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