Ruined buildings in Kepodang Street, Old Town of Semarang, Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Construction site on reclaimed land in Kowloon in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Land reclamation project under way in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

Land reclamation project under way in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

A canal going from the sea to the reclaimed polder land which is some 20 feet lower than the sea, north of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

A canal going from the sea to the reclaimed polder land which is some 20 feet lower than the sea, north of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

The Atlantis on the Palm, a hyper luxury hotel built on land reclaimed from the sea, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Workers creating a new beach resort on the Palm development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Creating new land from the sea in Dubai for another exclusive hotel development, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Hong Kong Harbour, reclamation, dredging . Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, China

Creating new land from the sea in Dubai for another exclusive hotel development, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Workers creating a new beach resort on the Palm development in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Creating new land from the sea in Dubai for another exclusive hotel development, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Creating new land from the sea in Dubai for another exclusive hotel development, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

The Atlantis on the Palm, a hyper luxury hotel on land reclaimed from the sea, with a monorail transport system taking guests to the hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Reclaiming ground from the sea in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

The Atlantis on the Palm, a hyper luxury hotel built on land reclaimed from the sea, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Breakwaters or groynes, coastal protection measures, Noderfriedrichskoog tidal flats, Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Eiderstedt peninsula, North Friesland region, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,

View across the Wadden Sea with coastal protection, groynes, Hallig Langeness, small island, at back, North Sea shore, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Dithmarschen region, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Fence in the floodplains of Neufelder Koog, polder, Elbe estuary, North Sea coast, Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park, Dithmarschen region, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe