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In order to reduce the risks of winter storm surges
and spring runoff to HafenCity, planners added 6.5
more feet (2 m) of elevation to the port's original 18
feet (5.5 m) above sea level, eliminating the need for
a dike while preserving the harbor views for those
living and working in HafenCity. The idea, Bühler
says, " was more living with the water than protecting
from the water. "
The principle is that all buildings are erected on
The HafenCity project has
1.5 miles (2.5 km) more
paths for pedestrians
than for car drivers,
according to HafenCity
planners.
artificially structured plinths. These " warfts " interconnect
with the new street level. Streets and bridges
also are sited at flood-protected levels, at least 24.6
to 27.9 feet (7.5 to 8.5 m) above sea level, so traffic
and daily life won't be stopped even in the middle
of a storm surge. Further down, the warfts also function
as car-parking space. At some places, the warfts
also integrate with waterfront restaurants, which have
massive retractable flood gates that can batten down
the ground floor in the event of high water.
An Underused Port in Copenhagen
Copenhagen also has a massive port project underway,
Nordhavn, which comprises 494 acres (200 ha)
of underused port land that is being redeveloped
as a new sustainable district that eventually will be
home and workplace for up to 80,000 people. Here,
too, planners are thinking about rain, taking care to
elevate the buildings and install green spaces that
can double as channels for runoff, according to Rita
Justesen, head of planning and sustainability for By
& Havn, a real estate company jointly owned by the
city and the national government that directs Copenhagen's
port redevelopment.
By & Havn is also working on another project, a
494-acre (200 ha) artificial island being developed
using dirt and rocks excavated for a new metro line
elsewhere in the city. Along the Baltic Sea, 148 acres
(60 ha) of the island will be used for beach and
forest, a coastal landscape that " we call nature-based
protection, " Justesen explains.
" It's quite another way of doing it than we did
20 years ago, " Justesen says. " Years ago, when we
made green areas, they were meant for recreational
purposes. Now, we are looking into biodiversity. " The
project also uses more rocks instead of steel for the
barriers, reducing its carbon footprint from 18,000
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COURTESY OF MIGUEL FERRAZ

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