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I propose that the Amsterdam page has a subcategory under Economy called Urban Waterscapes.

= Amsterdam =

Urban Waterscapes
Amsterdam has a complex history with its waterscapes; the most noteworthy moments of Amsterdam's water history are the periods of demolition, reconstruction, and transition. The relationship with Amsterdam’s culture and its waterscapes shapes political conversations, ecological identities, legal definitions, policy changes, and technological innovations. Water is a legal, economic material with symbolic attributes that effect the culture of the shoreline community. Water is a stage to stimulate economic and political advancement of the local people, while engaging with their culture and capital. The plurality of water mobilizes a range of social causes, including turning water-logged land into shoreline property and multi-purpose land. As early as Roman times, the people who lived in that section of Europe created rudimentary devices to defend against floods and incoming tides. There are barriers protecting land from rising water levels because 40 percent of Amsterdam is below sea level. Around the 15th century wind turbines were introduced to drain low-level and water entrenched lands. These newly excavated lands are called polders and exist in many places throughout the Netherlands. Creating polders requires intense planning, professional construction, skilled cooperative effort, and expert administration.

Creating polders also requires technological competence and continual maintenance of the reclaimed land. Political advancements such as regulations, governing boards, and financiers to ensure polders are effective are keystone elements. Polder landowners are called Waterschappen in some areas and Heemraadschappen in others. Polder landowners have their own self-governance and democracy programs in place, such as Polder Commissioners called Hoogheemraadschappen. Amsterdam's city council been analytically exploring how professional planners develop systems to overcome current challenges.

Wind turbines have been used to pump excess water from property in the past and now remain as attractions to bring in tourism business. The typical Dutch landscape showcases areas of drained land enclosed by networks of dikes and canals. Leisure pursuits on the water have grown as industrial use has declined. The industrial shift to postindustrial functions empowered entrepreneurs and civil agents to open many cruise vessels out of Amsterdam’s waterways. The residents of Amsterdam are naturalized to the identity symbolism of the water, as they use their relative geographical location to the canals and rivers to take note of their surroundings by relative proximity.

Amsterdam's city council project 30,000 new jobs for city residents as new offshore wind farms emerge. New technological advancements use water as a stage to harness wind energy, propelling the Netherlands towards the future. By the year 2030, the Dutch city council project double revenue increases in the wind industry due to the offshore geographical location. As always, the waterscapes in Amsterdam are ever-changing and transitioning toward advancement and bringing on a wind of change for the people of Holland.

Language
The language spoken most in Milan is Italian. Italian is based on 14th century Tuscan language and originally used only for literary purposes. Italian is considered a "romance language." There are also many regional languages spoken throughout Milan that are often incorrectly called "dialects." Milanese regional language is spoken by the 2,000,000 residents of Western Lombard and surrounding areas. Milanese is considered the most prestigious of the 12-15 non-recognized regional languages by speakers of Italian. Lombardy is another regional language used in Milan. Within the city of Milan, 30 percent of residents speak Milanese. The number of speakers who understand the regional language of Milanese, is endangered and is declining each year.

Milan is administrative center of the Lombardy region. Milan is the 2nd largest city in Italy, with 1,300,000 residents or close to 4 million residents if you include the "Greater Milan." It's the main economic and industrial hub of the area; furthermore, Italy is the 3rd largest economy in the Euro-zone. Immigrant workers and people who migrate to Milan have added more non-recognized regional languages, especially in the last several years. Most of these languages are not limited to Italian influence, but to French influences as well as many others. Milanese is not protected or recognized by law, which accounts for the dwindling number of speakers.

Air
Brussels air travel is catered by the two main airports of Belgium. All airports are located outside of the administrative territory of the region. The most notable are:


 * Brussels-National Airport, located in the Flemish municipality of Zaventem, 12 km east of Brussels, and is the 24th busiest airport in Europe; more than 25 million passengers used Brussels National Airport in 2018.
 * Brussels South Charleroi Airport, located in Charleroi of the Wallonia region, 50 km south-west of Brussels, hosts three flying institutions and is the 2nd busiest airport in Belgium.
 * Melsbroek Air Base, located in Steenokkerzeel, is a military airport and is hardly used for civilian travelers; this airport was created by German World War II soldiers.