Tijdschrift voor Historische Geografie - Current Issue

Abstract What does the bog do to you? Place meanings of raised bog landscapes since the Middle Ages Few natural landscapes have been so negatively stereotyped as raised bogs. In the Netherlands, these wetlands covered large areas of land until well after the Middle Ages. Historical-geographical research has focused on large-scale reclamation and peat extraction and the traces these have left behind. This article de Read More

Abstract The cyclist as a driver of change. About the constructors of cycle paths and their influence on the cultural landscape Nowadays bicycle paths play a prominent role in the development of spatial plans in the Netherlands. However, this was not the case at the end of the 19th century when bicycles gained in popularity. Because the available roads were suboptimal for cyclists a demand for proper cycling paths grew. As Read More