A new 271-acre artificial peninsula is being built to shield Copenhagen from rising sea levels. But the environmental mission has drawn vocal criticism, primarily from those most concerned with the climate.
Bicycles didn’t always dominate the streets of the Danish capital. It took rising oil prices and a great deal of political will to make significant changes that would last.
As the sea level rises on the shores of Copenhagen—likely by at least a foot and a half by the end of the century—the city will become more vulnerable to flooding during storms.
With sudden, heavy rainstorms becoming more common, a new park design—capable of holding nearly six billion gallons of water—gives all that rain somewhere to go without flooding city streets.
