In Holland, Housing Goes With The Flow, Flood-Prone Country Builds Homes Designed To Work With Rising Tides, Instead Of Against Them - CBS News

EDITOR: What about using this for New Orleans instead of flood control dikes that will inevitably do the same thing again at some future date?

In Holland, Housing Goes With The Flow, Flood-Prone Country Builds Homes Designed To Work With Rising Tides, Instead Of Against Them - CBS News: "The Dutch, half of whose country lies below sea level, have been fighting off the water for centuries, building their massive sea defenses higher and higher. But, with the prospect of sea levels rising even more, they're taking a new tack.

Instead of worrying that their homes will be swamped by the water, they're building homes designed to float on it — big homes, developers like Mark Van Ommen offer open-plan living areas, rooftop dens leading out onto decks, and bedrooms — like everything else — with water views. "