The Littoral Gradient Atlas

Data, Energy and sustainability, Fadi Masoud, Middle Density, Terra-Sorta-Firma, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

China, City development, Data, Ecological urbanism, Economics, Emergent issues, Environment, Global Cities, Land management, Landscape planning, Population, Sea Level Rise, Sustainability, Technology, Waterfront, Watery Territory

This research is an excerpt of Terra-Sorta-Firma by Fadi Masoud, published by Actar Publishers -- https://lccn.loc.gov/2019950967

Coastal land reclamation is one of the primary forms of global urban expansion. China is home to the world’s largest reclamation projects: over the last 50 years it has reclaimed 13,380 km2 of land and expanded its coastline by almost 2,000 kilometers. This atlas showcases a range of coastal urban developments built on reclaimed land and how they change over time.