The story about the birth of the Drecht cities readslike a page-turner. In 1421, the St. Elisabeth’s Floodwiped a large part of the Netherlands off the map.But the area bounced back, reinvented itself and hastransformed into the breeding ground for the bestdike builders, dredgers, marine engineers, bridgebuilders and shipbuilders.Waterproof is a book about a special area: the Drechtcities and their surroundings. They have one thingin common: life and work in a region that is beingdominated by water.Six hundred years a er the violent flood,Waterproof pays tribute to the Drecht cities. Thisbook tells the exceptional story about the origin ofthe landscape, the eternal battle against thewater and the businesses that have settled here.Innovation seems to be in the water in the Drechtcities. The organisations that call this area theirhome have innovative ideas and are renowned farbeyond the national borders.