A proposal to gain 600.000 m2 of land near the Dutch coast recently came from the CDA (Dutch Christian-Democratic political party). The idea is to create a tulip-shaped island that will provide agricultural space, clean energy, a new national airport and protect the current coastline all at once. The proposal must be seen as a teaser to market the idea of creating such an island. However it is not entirely unthinkable that it may become realized; Dutch contractors already built a Palm-shaped island located off the Deira coast of Dubai.
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projectmanagement
hmmm, I don't know. Would this help if the sea rises 6 meters, as projected in inconvenient truth?
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Planet Apex
Wow, it will be a amazing island, I personally like the idea of a island in Netherlands shape
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Koert.com
Here is a reuters item about the Dutch Tulip Island. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=72698&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=TopNews&rpc=23&sp=true SOUNDBITE: Joop Atsma, Christian Democrat MP, saying (Dutch): "Our dykes need to be higher and our dunes must be fortified anyway, so I think that by working immediately on reclaiming new land, maybe you can also protect it against the sea, and develop two projects at the same time."
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Andy
Bad idea because then the midgets will giggle when the grass is tickling their armpits. ; )
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In that case, shouldn't we add grass instead of deleting it? :P
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Andy
The 'dream' is meant for the football-fan point of view.
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You left The Hague (Dutch parliament) up and running Andy, or is that the other part–of–the–nations dream?
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nl
Help !! where is my brain!!
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Take a bite from thát pear!
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Andy
Just reverse the 'problem'. The biggest dream of half of the Dutch nation. <img src="https://nextnature.net/research/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/eindelijk.jpg" width="430" height="527"/>
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Thanks Koert. I had another idea of making just a square off the coast, like one pixel (so it reads ".nl"). Do you think the concept is perhaps too Next Nature :P
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Koert.com
Arnoud, This last design of yours I find quite brilliant. Good and honest marketing and it is a clear form with a lot new won land.
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Nice and natural remake of the Dubai Palms rdeman! ;-)
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Promotional bumpersticker: <img src="https://nextnature.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/ilovenederland.jpg" width="430" height="527"/>
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rdeman
http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/1084371.html <img src="https://nextnature.net/research/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/nederlandwietland.jpg" width="100" height="100"/>
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And my proposal: 'Klein Holland' :-D <img src="https://nextnature.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/mini_nederland.jpg" width="430" height="527"/>
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Some other ideas came from http://www.dag.nl/Nieuws/Artikelpagina-Nieuws/InfographicKunstmatigeEilanden.htm <img src="https://nextnature.net/research/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dag3.jpg" width="300" height="391"/> <img src="https://nextnature.net/research/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dag2.jpg" width="300" height="391"/> <img src="https://nextnature.net/research/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/dag1.jpg" width="300" height="391"/>
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I want it to be a DONUT (or three!)
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Allright, let's start a contest: <em>DESIGN–A–POLDER</em> Describe what this Fresh Dutch SeaPolder will look like?! :-D
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Koert.com
The Dutch Parliament just voted 'yes' tonight for a proposal to seriously research the possibility of such an island in the sea. http://www.nu.nl/news/1303865/11/Steun_voor_onderzoek_naar_Noordzeepolder.html
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