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The development of Manhattan’s shoreline was greatly influ- enced by population and industrial growth along the Hudson River Valley. The first major land reclamation project...Read more

As the only large settlement in the Maldives, a nation com- prised of 28 natural atolls and 1194 islands, Malé plays a crit- ical role...Read more

In the early 1900s, it was decided that the Netherlands’ central water body, the Zuiderzee, would be reclaimed out of growing needs for flood protection...Read more

With a waterfront of 72 km, Dubai is the largest city in the UAE. It was established at the mouth of the Dubai Creek in...Read more

Located immediately north of the capital city of Doha, Lu- sail is a waterfront development envisioned to house ap- proximately 450,000 people. Its development includes...Read more

The Pearl-Qatar is an artificial island constructed off the West Bay Lagoon in Doha, south of the planned city of Lu- sail. It is the...Read more

An important settlement on the River Lagan since the Bronze Age, Belfast became a centre of ship making when a shipyard and dry dock were...Read more

The town of Bayou Vista, Texas and Tiki Island consist of waterfront houses built along a series of dredged canals, built in the 1960s. The...Read more

The Netherlands has a long and well documented history of land reclamation projects dating back to the Middle Ages. Farmers in the 11th century settled...Read more

Over a 40 year time period, Abu Dhabi, captial of the United Arab Emirates, has extented its shoreline dramatically. Land reclamation is conducted through dredging,...Read more