The sand extraction potential of embedded land surface lowering in the Netherlands

  • M.J. van der Meulen Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • M.P.E. de Kleine Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • J.G. Veldkamp Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • C.W. Dubelaar Netherlands Institute of Applied Geoscience TNO, P.O. Box 80015, NL-3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • H.S. Pietersen Road and Hydraulic Engineering Institute, P.O. Box 5044, NL-2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands; Delft Technical University, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, P.O. Box 5048, NL-2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020102
Keywords: The Netherlands, mineral extraction, spatial planning, land surface lowering, sand, gravel

Abstract

In the Netherlands, mineral extraction by means of dredging or quarrying meets with considerable societal resistance. Land surface lowering prior to large land reconstruction projects may raise fewer objections. We have calculated the potential yields of sand and gravel from land surface lowering embedded in planned building and construction projects, and in nature, farmland and recreation area development. Our primary data sets were a compilation of spatial plans for the period 1995 – 2005 and about 95,000 borehole descriptions. Even if embedded consistently, land surface lowering would contribute modestly (up to 5.4 Mio m3/a) to the filling sand provision (annual demand 45 – 50 Mio m3/a).

Published
2004-06-01
How to Cite
M.J. van der Meulen, M.P.E. de Kleine, J.G. Veldkamp, C.W. Dubelaar, & H.S. Pietersen. (2004). The sand extraction potential of embedded land surface lowering in the Netherlands. Netherlands Journal of Geosciences, 83, 147-151. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600020102
Issue
Volume 83 - 2004
Section
Regular paper
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