The solution? Floating houses. In fact, Amsterdam's Ijburg neighborhood is the first floating neighborhood, and has 97 houses. "We think that sustainability on the water can work even better than ...

"These houses not only offer protection against floods, but also great quality of living and low environmental impact." So far Dura Vermeer has built 46 such water-friendly units - 14 floating and ...

Their floating houses are able to withstand floods, rising water levels and typhoons, and allow them to move around the lake when the conditions change. These houses are seen by some as a solution ...

Local authorities on Saturday ordered the dismantling of the numerous floating houses inhabited mostly by ethnic Vietnamese, in efforts to reduce environmental pollution and increase the city ...