Transfer to Wageningen Agricultural University (wau) in Wageningen (en route,
visit castle and town of Haarzuilens -- weather and time permitting).
Lodging at International Agricultural Conference Center (IAC) - 3 nights, Phone:
011-31-317-426243, Fax: 490133.
Day 2:
8:30 - Transfer to Department of Physical Planning and Rural Development.
9:00 - Lecture - "Physical Planning and Land Use Planning in the Netherlands,"
Prof. Hubert Van Lier, Department of Physical Planning and Rural Development.
11:00 - Lecture - "Modeling and Monitoring Air Quality with an Emphasis on SO2 and
NOX Emissions, European and Global Perspectives," and Demonstration "Rains"
Air Quality Model and its Global Applications, Prof. Leen Hordijk, Centrum Voor Milieu
Studies, ("Center for Environmental Studies") .
12:30 - 14:00 Luncheon to be arranged.
14:00 - Lecture "Dutch Environmental and Agrarian Law with an Emphasis on the Right
to Farm Issues and Manure Management," Eutrophication Impacts of Bio-industry,
Emerging European Issues, Dr. Menno Van Der Velde, Environmental Law and Policy.
Late PM or evening visit to University Arboretum and Castle Doornwerth or Arnhem.
Group dinner options, as before.
Day 3:
8:30 Departure for Utrecht.
10:00 - "Land Reclamation, Improvement and Consolidation Service," Stefanie
Heuperman, "Overview of the Role of National Agency, Including Land Use Planning,
Land Consolidation and Project Implementation, Linkages with other Government
Organizations and Ministries," Prof. Adri Van Den Brink and Ir. Koos Keestra.
PM - Field visit to Urban-Rural Interface Development Project, Utrecht Province.
Evening - visit Utrecht Center.
Day 4:
8.00 - Departure for Enschede, International Institute for Aerospace Surveys and Earth
Sciences (ITC), Enschede.
10:30 - Orientation to ITC, Dr. Elbersen, Chairman of Land Resource and Urban Sciences
Department.
12:30 - Lunch break (group luncheon in ITC cafeteria)
.
13:30 - 15:30 Afternoon program.
Day 5:
8:00 - Departure for Wijster, Drente.
10:00 - Solid Waste Management and Processing Facility, VAM, program and visit - 2
hours.
PM - Friesland Lake District and Enclosure Dam to Amsterdam.
9:00 - Walk via Centrum - Dam Square - to Zuiderkerk
.
10:00 - "Orientation to Urban Planning, Transportation Planning and Historic
Preservation," Mr. Harry Van Veenendaal, "Linkages with Satellite Settlements in
Newly Reclaimed Lands," Miss Pleunie Touw.
Group luncheon.
14:00 - City tour, including boat tour.
Day 7 & 8:
Independent travel and study -- review field notes and draft paper outlines.
Suggested visits: Rijksmuseum - famous Dutch Masters collection, Van Gogh Museum, City
Museum (contemporary and classic art) - both at Museum Square. Maritime Museum - near
Central Station and Harbor District. Rembrandt House, Anne Frank House. Museum of the
Tropics. Opera and theaters (check local listings), Saturday shopping: Bijenkorf (beehive)
Department Store on Dam Square and Kalverstraat area.
Day 9:
10:00 - Departure for visit of traditional inland coastal towns (Hoorn and Enkhuizen),
reclaimed lands (Polders) and Lelystad.
PM - visit Flevoland Polder Museum .
If feasible, group dinner Lelystad.
Lodging at Hotel Mercure, Congress Centre,
Lelystad. Phone: 011-31-320-242444.
Day 10:
9:00 - Departure for Western Flevoland Polder, new towns and Almere.
12:00 - Luncheon, Almere City Hall Cafeteria.
13:30 - 15:30 - Almere City Hall Exhibit, slide show on new town development and city
tour, Hans Spaans, Information and Public Relations Department, Municipality of Almere.
10:00 - Visit International Court of Justice (Peace Palace).
12:00 – 14:00 Luncheon the Hague. Optional visits: Houses of Parliament,
Mauritshuis - Dutch Masters collection including Vermeer, Hall of Knights and Prison Gate
(14th century).
14:00-17:00 - Visit coastal region - Duinwaterleidings Bedrijf (Dune Water Management
Corporation). Recharge areas in dunes including multiple use objectives
recreation and wildlife.
Late PM – Scheveningen Beach Resort (time and weather permitting)
Day 12:
National holiday in the Netherlands
.
9:00 - Visit Rotterdam area including harbor tour.
Visit Delfshaven (departure point of Pilgrimfathers) and Keukenhof Flower Exhibit.
Day 13:
10:00 - Departure for Zeeland Province - Zierikzee (lunch).
P.M. - Delta (Coastal Zone Management) project and exhibit, Burghaamstede.
Lodging at Middelburg, Arneville Hotel, Buitenruststr, 22. Phone: 011-31-118-63856.
Day 14:
Early AM - Departure for Paris (ferry schedule, Scheldt River).
Lodging in Paris, three nights, Hotel Mercure Ronceray, 10 Blvd. Montmartre, 75009
Paris. Phone: 011-33-1-424-71345.
Day 15:
9:00 Paris city tour.
Personal options: Louvre, Montmartre with Sacre Qeuer, Ile du Cite with Notre Dame,
Quatier Latin District, Eiffel Tower with Champs the Mars Complex, Palais de Chaillot and
Dome des Invalides, Centre Georges Pompidou, Shopping: Galeries Lafayette.
Day 16:
9:30 - 12:00. UNESCO, Paris, Agency Programs in Ecological Management and
Planning, including Man and Biosphere and International Hydrological Programs.
Lunch - UNESCO Cafeteria.
PM - at your leisure.
Day 17:
9:00 - Departure for Brussels.
Suggested evening visit: Market Square with Dutch 17th century architecture, shopping
and restaurants.
Lodging Brussels, 2 nights, Hotel le Dome and Dome. Phone:
011-32-2-218-0680.
Day 18:
European Commission, Miss Patricia Lambert, Direction General for Environment.
10.00 - Lecture, "Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Policy,"
Liselotte Veldman, Commission of European Communities.
Day 19:
8:00 - Departure for Amsterdam Airport and PM departure for USA (alternative
transfers - open return - may be arranged with travel agency)
