In Vienna, a visionary example of dealing with urban floods

Why they don&#x27;t add maps?!<p>More info in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Vienna_Danube_regulation" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Vienna_Danube_regulation</a><p>Map: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;place&#x2F;New+Danube&#x2F;@48.2333707,16.3991964,13z&#x2F;data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x476d06d151efe9fb:0xdf224d446c21fd60!8m2!3d48.2165791!4d16.4293995" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.google.com&#x2F;maps&#x2F;place&#x2F;New+Danube&#x2F;@48.2333707,16....</a><p>IIUC the (main) &quot;Danube&quot; is the straight line on the left, the &quot;New Danube&quot; is the straight line on the right, and the &quot;Old Danube&quot; is the semicircle that was the old course of the river and now is a park with a lake.

Venice Italy had an even <i>more</i> visionary way of dealing with urban flooding. The more you think about it, the more brilliant the concept was. The basis of a global brand that has not just survived but strengthened over the centuries. But who would sign off on such an idea today?