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I mean, if there are countries where one can legitimately say land is scarce, Netherlands is definitely one of them. Compare maps of the Netherlands today with
by sofixa 3y ago
I mean, if there are countries where one can legitimately say land is scarce, Netherlands is definitely one of them. Compare maps of the Netherlands today with 100 years ago and you can see they've done tons of land reclamation and draining projects. And it wasn't for fun, it was because they needed the land for agriculture and human settlement.
- Vinnl 3y agoAnd population density is way higher than most places in the US.
- looofooo0 3y agoSo they use less Land for housing!
- Vinnl 3y agoHaha, per person, yes, but even then I'm fairly sure that a way larger percentage of land is used for housing than it is in most areas in the US. As in, you really can't travel in a straight line for very long without encountering man-made structures anywhere in the Netherlands.