Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Saltmarsh and reclaimed agricultural land from the air. Abbotts Hall Farm, Essex, UK, March 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Canal going from the sea to the reclaimed polder land in Holland, north of Amsterdam, which is some 20 feet lower than the sea. With 50% of the Netherlands below sea level, it is incredibly vulnerable...

Ashley Cooper / Houses in Almere with solar PV panels on the roof. It is the Netherlands youngest town, in Flevoland, which was reclaimed from the sea. This planned city is very green, with space heating provided fro...

Ashley Cooper / Sun Island in Almere, which is the Netherlands youngest town, in Flevoland, which was reclaimed from the sea. This planned city is very green, with space heating provided from a nearby combined heat a...

Ashley Cooper / Sun Island in Almere, which is the Netherlands youngest town, in Flevoland, which was reclaimed from the sea. This planned city is very green, with space heating provided from a nearby combined heat a...

Ashley Cooper / American buffalo (Bison bison) grazing on land reclaimed from a former tar sands mine at Syncrude Mildred Lake, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, USA. August.

Ashley Cooper / American buffalo (Bison bison) grazing on land reclaimed from a former tar sands mine at Syncrude Mildred Lake, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, USA. August.

Ashley Cooper / Colourful wind turbines in polders, reclaimed land near Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands. May 2013

Ashley Cooper / Colourful wind turbines in polders, with dandelions (Taraxacum) poldersreclaimed land near Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands. May 2013

Ashley Cooper / Colourful wind turbines in polders, reclaimed land near Almere, Flevoland, Netherlands. May 2013

Ashley Cooper / Flexible utility pipes taking the water and electric into flating houses houses. IJurb, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 2013.

Ashley Cooper / Floating houses on canal near Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 2013.