which is twice as big as Leeds. Formed as part of the massive 1919 to 1986 Zuiderzee system of dams, dikes, land-reclamation and drainage projects, Flevopolder’s island status is granted by ...

But perhaps his most controversial plan was to build a man-made floating island that could house as many as 50,000 people. The Japanese engineering firm Shimizu first presented the idea to Tong in ...