Large Technical Systems

Vleuten, Eba Erik; der, van

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“…Specialized infrastructure studies within economic and technological history suffer from a (sub)national bias. 46 There is a gap to fill: it is high time that transnational network building is integrated into narratives of the shaping of economies, spaces, and societies in 20th century Europe. We will come back to this issue in the final section where we suggest directions for further research.…”

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Networking Europe

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2005

History and Technology

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“…[46] This might also apply to infrastructure studies in historical geography and business history. Pounds' An Historical Geography of Europe addresses transport networks butDownloaded By: [Technische Universiteit -Eindhoven] At: 08:30 14 July 2009…”

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“…In mapping this process and its effects it is then necessary to identify the nature of the interactions between the elements in play. Erik Van der Vleuten (2009) observes that the study of Large Technical Systems allows not just for an understanding of their workings at the level of mechanics but also their sociotechnical functioning. This is useful because it breaks down the artificial distinction between people and things, or rather it regards people as things within the operation of the system.…”

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Plugging in: Power sockets, standards and the valencies of national habitus

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2014

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This article examines why it is not possible to plug a British plug directly into a Dutch power socket. The author traces the development of the British Standard BS1363 plug-socket assembly and compares it to the European arrangement in order to demonstrate how the 'banal nationalism' of everyday life is formed and can be seen to be manifest in everyday utilitarian artefacts. A concept of nationhood that is formed in terms of 'national habitus' is elaborated, the nation is envisaged as being constituted by the socio-technological infrastructures upon which it depends, which are established as being formed by the governmentalities that have allowed them to come into being, and it is suggested that such a system will operate at a range of scales or valencies. By tracing the history of the two examples given, the intention is to demonstrate how each national habitus depends upon a particular technical development shaped by social forces.

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“…Rahman, 1995;Rashid & Detailed understanding of (past) water and flood management projects or initiatives Rahman, 2010), Mekong controlled floods (Benedikter, 2013;Huu, 2011;Miller, 2003) Long-term policy plans Dutch Delta Plans (Delta Committee, 2008;Van Veen, 1962), Bangladesh Delta Plan (Consultant Team BanDuDeltAS, 2014), Mekong delta plans (NEDECO, 1993;Netherlands Delta Development Team, 1974; Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2013), see also (Miller, 2003;Seijger et al, 2016) Background of long-term policy plan formulation Policy studies (Benedikter, 2013;Dewan, 2012;Käkönen, 2008;Rashid & Rahman, 2010;Van der Brugge, 2007) Analysis of policy change in water and flood management in the respective deltas Systemstheoretical literature (Berkes et al, 2008(Berkes et al, , 2000Gerrits, 2008;Haasnoot, 2013;Molle, 2003;Molle & Wester, 2009;Norgaard et al, 2009;A. Smith & Stirling, 2010;Van der Vleuten, 2013) Background on systemic delta interaction (2015) and via a student assistant position, conducted guided research in Vietnam (2016).…”

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“…The technological or hydraulic engineering system refers to the network of (polder) embankments, estuarine barriers, canals, sluices and pumps that are all put in place to manage water flows (Carse, 2012;Van der Vleuten, 2013;.…”

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Bringing in the floods : a comparative study on controlled flooding in the Dutch, Bangladesh and Vietnamese deltas

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Large Technical Systems

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Plugging in: Power sockets, standards and the valencies of national habitus

Bringing in the floods : a comparative study on controlled flooding in the Dutch, Bangladesh and Vietnamese deltas

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