Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen

Post by grp000 » Sat, Jun 05, 2021, 5:53 AM UTC

keiferski wrote: post #33

perihelions wrote: post #3

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?

Not quite the same, as it’s already completed, but John Malkovich made a film with Robert Rodriguez that won’t be released until 2115. 100 Years is an upcoming experimental science fiction film written by John Malkovich and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Advertised in 2015 with the tagline "The Movie You Will Never See", it is due to be released on November 18, 2115. The 100-year span matches the time it takes for a b…

Post by microtonal » Sat, Jun 05, 2021, 5:57 AM UTC

bombcar wrote: post #27

BurningFrog wrote: post #23

> The approval by Denmark's parliament paves the way for the 1 sq mile (2.6 sq km) project to begin later this year. That's not a giant island.

A square mile is pretty big, especially for an artificial island. It’s 640 acres (or something like 2,400 suburban homes). Sure it’s not the size of Japan or something, but it’s not tiny.

Post by keiferski » Sat, Jun 05, 2021, 6:15 AM UTC

grp000 wrote: post #41

keiferski wrote: post #33

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Not quite the same, as it’s already completed, but John Malkovich made a film with Robert Rodriguez that won’t be released until 2115. 100 Years is an upcoming experimental science fiction film written by John Malkovich and directed by Robert Rodriguez. Advertised in 2015 with the tagline "The Movie You Will Never See", it is due to be released on November 18, 2115. The 100-year span matches the time it takes for a b…

That's just pomp and show business though. I think the ancients were very long term planners. One of the upsides to a regime with very centralized and absolute power. Great wall of China, Pyramids of Giza to name some.

Post by fogihujy » Sat, Jun 05, 2021, 6:36 AM UTC

henrikeh wrote: post #34

ed25519FUUU wrote: post #28

> A case against the development of Lynetteholm has been brought before the European Court of Justice by environmental groups. I’m always a little surprised that the most wild and natural parts of world (the flyover country) is populated by anti environmentalists (or rather, libertarians typically), and the most densely populated cities devoid of most green things tend to have clusters of environmentalists. Don’t the…

This case has nothing to do with urbanism but has to do with how the environmental impact of the project is measured. Put simply, despite planning and projecting the entire project, the environmental impact is done piece by piece. This vastly understated the environmental impact in the harbor and Øresund. This approach is what is being challenged, since it obviously disregards big picture thinking.

Post by tgv » Sat, Jun 05, 2021, 6:46 AM UTC

microtonal wrote: post #43

bombcar wrote: post #27

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A square mile is pretty big, especially for an artificial island. It’s 640 acres (or something like 2,400 suburban homes). Sure it’s not the size of Japan or something, but it’s not tiny.

The Dutch artificial island 'Flevopolder' is ~970 square km. So, I wouldn't say giant when there is an artificial island that has a 373x larger surface area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flevopolder It is still a very nice project nonetheless!