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If You Build It, They May Not Come
Maldives builds higher-altitude island, can't attract residents |
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11 Jan 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:44 PM on 11 Jan 2008 The tiny island nation of Maldives is at high risk of being swamped in years to come: it rises a mere three feet above sea level. So officials are building Hulhumalé, a human-made island with an altitude of more than six feet, capable of housing as many as 150,000 of the nation's 369,000 inhabitants. There's only one problem: Very few people want to move there. In ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change adaptation, Maldives, news, placemaking (all these topics) |
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