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tons of carbon dioxide to 14,000 tons. At the same
time, By & Havn is asking developers with whom they
contract to certify the amount of carbon dioxide used
in their own buildings.
The Water Always Wins
The shift in how planners deal with water reflects
how planners' thinking has evolved in recent
decades, away from trying always to buttress developments
against water to finding ways to live with it.
" Water wins, " Geenen explains. " If it becomes a
battle, in the end, you will lose, because the water
will keep flowing. . . . You can improve dikes, you can
improve systems against rising water levels, but at a
certain point, there is a duel, either economically or
for the whole society. "
All over Europe, planners have begun to accept
the idea that this duel not only cannot be won, but
probably should not even be thought of as a duel.
Over the past 15 years, coastal municipal governments
around Europe have begun looking more seriously
at the risk that climate change poses to their
towns and cities, according to Sophie Storbjörk, a
senior lecturer at Linköping University in Sweden and
a member of that country's National Expert Council on
Climate Data.
But understanding the risks is just the first step.
In many cases, the actual work of mitigation still lies
ahead. In Sweden in particular, Storbjörk says, many
municipalities have conducted a lot of studies but
have not actually begun to build the infrastructure
that is needed.
Development as a Catalyst
What is the catalyst to getting that work done?
Development, Storbjörk thinks. At one time, she
says that she and some of her colleagues had
believed that commercial development was generally
not helpful for reducing the risk of climaterelated
damage, but she has since changed her
mind about that. She now feels that developers
have an important role to play in building the infrastructure
needed to keep coastal communities safe.
In Sweden, particularly in urban coastal areas,
municipalities will be able to make building approvals
contingent on developers' executing the elements of
In Nordhavn, a newly redeveloped
section of Copenhagen's old port,
developer By & Havn is building
a new sustainable and resilient
waterfront neighborhood that
eventually will be home and
workplace for up to 80,000
people.
SUMMER 2022
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PETER SØRENSEN

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