Earlier today Urban Photo Blog tweeted earlier today a link to an article about Hong Kong's latest land reclamation project, with an obviously sarcastic "because it worked so well in Dubai!" tacked on ...

Recently I made a long business trip to several countries to explore post-Covid recovery. During the trip, one aspect that caught my attention: how countries reclaim land from the sea for economic ...

The issue of land reclamation should be tackled in a responsible manner. The Netherlands used land reclamation successfully to adequately manage its low-lying land. Hong Kong made use of land ...

Notably absent from this year’s budget was any mention of land reclamation projects, despite this being a Labour Party electoral pledge from 2022. Land reclamation was also referenced by Finance ...

In December 2018, the Environment and Resources Authority justified studies on land reclamation as a way of setting clear “environmental red lines” in an initial stages of the process. But three ...

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre addressed land reclamation efforts in Bengaluru during an assembly session. He ...

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A land reclamation project of the DPWH and DENR, the controversial Dolomite beach along Manila Bay shore on Roxas Boulevard in Manila, is being cleaned regularly to lure local tourists. The Department ...

'Land reclamation is a tool, neither inherently good nor inherently bad. Its impact largely depends on how it is employed.' News ran rife of the suspension of land reclamation projects in Manila Bay.

Land reclamation is a means to an end, not an end in itself. It entails major costs – both financial and environmental – so its aims, together with any potential benefits or disadvantages, should be ...