As urban areas grow in population and footprint, many coastal cities are creating land where there once was ocean. This “reclaiming” of land is not new, in fact civilizations have been building land on top of bodies of water dating back to the Ancient Egyptians. However, urban planners and city dwellers are increasingly looking for ways to build more sustainably without damaging ecosystems and without increasing flood risk. A new trend, called blue-green infrastructure, marries ecosystem science...
