Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
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Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#2Here’s a list of existing such islands:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artificial_islands
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#3This 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?
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#4The 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.
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#5The 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.
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#6This 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.
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#7The 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.
It's also meant to protect Copenhagen against sea surges and rising water levels.
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#8This 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?
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] https://www.anglesey-today.com/decommissioning-wylfa.html
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
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.
Re: Denmark parliament approves giant artificial island off Copenhagen
#10This 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?
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.