Landscape biography of the Drentsche Aa
On 2 July the Landschapsbiografie van de Drentsche Aa (Landscape Biography of the Drentsche Aa) will be published. The book is all about the only Dutch landscape that combines nature, agriculture and living villages. Theo Spek , professor of Landscape History and director of the Centre for Landscape Studies at the Faculty of Arts, and historical geographer Hans Elerie made major contributions to the volume.
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