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border: none;" cite="http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/as-sea-levels-rise-dutch-see-floating-cities/"><DIV class="w480"><IMG alt="Floating City" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/greeninc/floatingcity.jpg" /><SPAN class="credit">Delft University of Technology</SPAN> <SPAN class="caption">A Dutch design firm imagines floating cities as a response to climate change. </SPAN></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/27/as-sea-levels-rise-dutch-see-floating-cities/"><P>The Dutch have long been known for innovative ways of managing water in flood-prone regions. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; 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