This is a linkpost for https://maximumprogress.substack.com/p/land-reclamation-is-in-the-9th-circle

Land reclamation is a process where swamps, wetlands, or coastal waters are drained and filled to create more dry land.

Despite being complex and technologically intensive, land reclamation is quite old and was common in the past. The reclamation of the Dutch lowland swamps since the 13th century is well-known. Perhaps less well known is that almost every major American city had major land reclamation projects in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Boston changed the most with well over half of the modern downtown being underwater during the American Revolution, but it's not unique.

New York, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Newark, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Miami have all had several major land reclamation projects.

Today, land prices in these cities are higher than ever, dredging ships are bigger, construction equipment is more powerful, landfills and foundations are more stable, and rising sea levels [...]

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First published:
January 12th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/w9CAJnopAr649B2mF/land-reclamation-is-in-the-9th-circle-of-stagnation-hell

Linkpost URL:
https://maximumprogress.substack.com/p/land-reclamation-is-in-the-9th-circle

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[Linkpost] “Land Reclamation is in the 9th Circle of Stagnation Hell” by Maxwell Tabarrok

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