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It's also meant to protect Copenhagen against sea surges and rising water levels.
Could be done quicker and cheaper with other means than an artificial urbanised island.
The city of Copenhagen has a more comprehensive breakdown of the project.[1] I think it's interesting that they intend to build residential property to accommodate 35,000. The area around that island is very...heavy industry related. It's also very very windy over there, but then again so is Denmark in general. 1. https://www.kk.dk/lynetteholm
The time and money spent per resident is ludicrous. But I guess it is a politically much easier way to get housing build, than finding/making space elsewhere in the city for development.
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It's not unusual to see such timeframes in the context of nuclear decommissioning. For example: "At around 2116, care and maintenance will end and any remaining buildings will be removed and the site returned as close as possible to its original state."[0] Also, depending on what you mean by "some definite plan", and how young you are, your pension plan may include an estimated retirement date later than 2070. [0] ht…
I think the retirement thing is a stretch. A 16 year old might see a retirement age of 2070 using a retirement age of 65.
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It's not unusual to see such timeframes in the context of nuclear decommissioning. For example: "At around 2116, care and maintenance will end and any remaining buildings will be removed and the site returned as close as possible to its original state."[0] Also, depending on what you mean by "some definite plan", and how young you are, your pension plan may include an estimated retirement date later than 2070. [0] ht…
I think the retirement thing is a stretch. A 16 year old might see a retirement age of 2070 using a retirement age of 65.
This is some remarkably long-term planning: "If construction goes ahead as planned, the majority of the foundations for the island off Denmark's capital should be in place by 2035, with an aim to fully complete the project by 2070." I can't recall ever seeing the year 2070 or later in print, in the context of some definite project or plan. Are there other examples?
Closest I can think of is the Chuo Maglev in Japan, approved in 2011 with a completion target of 2045. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen
This is some remarkably long-term planning: "If construction goes ahead as planned, the majority of the foundations for the island off Denmark's capital should be in place by 2035, with an aim to fully complete the project by 2070." I can't recall ever seeing the year 2070 or later in print, in the context of some definite project or plan. Are there other examples?
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Closest I can think of is the Chuo Maglev in Japan, approved in 2011 with a completion target of 2045. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D_Shinkansen
You could also add Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to the list, construction began in 1882 and might be done by 2032. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...
My knee jerk reaction to this was “Why build an island when the glaciers are melting and the global sea level is rising?” but then I looked into it and by 2100 the average rise will be about 0.3m. Just dredge up more mud and you should be good! https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...
My knee jerk reaction to this was “Why build an island when the glaciers are melting and the global sea level is rising?” but then I looked into it and by 2100 the average rise will be about 0.3m. Just dredge up more mud and you should be good! https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/...