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The term Randstad Holland is used to describe the agglomeration of cities in the south west of the Netherlands. In this Randstad there is no central city like London or Paris, but three large and several medium-sized cities. The horse shoe pattern of the agglomera­tion encloses an open area, the so­ called Green Heart of Holland which is mainly used for agricultural and re­creational purposes. Keeping this areaopen by preventing the dispersal of people and urban development into this area has become the basic princi­ple underlying physical planning in the Netherlands. The Third Report on Physical Planning (1976) proposed a number of growth-centres and growth­cities to which future urban develop­ment must be directed to combat the spontaneous settlement in the Green Heart. The implementation of thegrowth-centres/ cities policy takes place within the normal government framework while special financial sup­port is given by the central Govern­ment. Some similarities between the growth-centre/ cities policy of the Netherlands and the deconcentration points and industrial development points policy of South Africa can be identified.*This article is written in Afrikaans.

SummarySurvey of the development of the fisheries theoryA concise review is given of theoretical developments concerning the problem of overfishing. Preliminary concepts have evolved in the course of time. Management is now considered in terms of fishing activity and mesh size on a complementary basis. A special series of combinations of these is given preference on biological grounds. Economic factors play part in the final stage of designing fishery regulations.

The article deals with some problems regarding the work of those historian s who try to evaluate the effects of modern Western colonialism on the colonized territories o f Asia and Africa. It is argued that the political, economical, social, cultural and religious consequences have all to be taken in to account and that, depending on the historian's philosophical or ideological view point, certain consequences will be con s id ere d more important than others. Some aspects of a Christian view of history, involving colonialism as a historical phenomenon, are discussed. It is pointed out that the development of societies has always been thoroughly influenced by cultural interchange which has taken place among different societies. Colonialism has always been an important factor in the process by which societies have influenced one another, providing an essential part of the process of historical development.