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The history of the building pattern of the Netherlands is still traceable in almost every old town or city. The Dutch built well and it is as if every house built was never torn down. Most buildings are of brick or stone; wooden frames do not fare well in the damp, inclement climate. Moreover, centuries of habitation and shipbuilding have denuded the Netherlands of any stands of hard timber that have existed.
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J. Bommer, Housing and Planning Legislation in the Netherlands, Rotterdam, (Bouw-centrum) 1967, p. 11 (with modification).
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© 1976 Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague, Netherlands
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Blanken, M.C. (1976). Housing and Urban Planning. In: “Force of Order and Methods ...” An American view into the Dutch Directed Society. Studies in Social Life, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0638-0_5
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