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Stadshavens is among several flood-resistant waterfronts being developed in Europe and the U.S. Another is HafenCity, Hamburg, where the buildings stand more than 7.5 meters above the water.
Fighting Back the Waves Vivienne Raper 2011
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Both government and private funds support rebuilding projects here, like these flood-resistant houses.
New Orleans Still Recovering From Hurricane Five Years Later 2010
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Both government and private funds support rebuilding projects here, like these flood-resistant houses.
New Orleans Still Recovering From Hurricane Five Years Later 2010
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Both government and private funds support rebuilding projects here, like these flood-resistant houses.
New Orleans Still Recovering From Hurricane Five Years Later 2010
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These sugar palms turn out to be fire-resistant also flood-resistant by the way.
Willie Smits restores a rainforest Willie Smits 2009
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These sugar palms turn out to be fire-resistant also flood-resistant by the way.
Willie Smits restores a rainforest Willie Smits 2009
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Haiti needs a stop to deforestation, investment in infrastructure, construction of flood-resistant bridges, roads and investment in such renewable energy as biofuels, wind turbines, solar, water and micro-hydro.
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These sugar palms turn out to be fire-resistant also flood-resistant by the way.
Willie Smits restores a rainforest Willie Smits 2009
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He said that he initially paid about $7,000 in annual premiums to insure the newly built 4,000-square-foot home with wind - and flood-resistant construction and a replacement cost of more than $1 million.
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In Gentilly, a neighborhood of mostly twentieth-century homes that took seven feet of water, one client, an artist, wanted a new flood-resistant house like the one his neighbor is building, with a bottom floor raised at least a story off the ground, but couldn't afford the $30,000 to $40,000 extra charge.
John McQuaid: New Orleans Is Not a Libertarian Experiment 2008
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