The Netherlands short 390.000 homes in 2023

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More land can be "created" just by building taller.

Nope, our spoil isn’t dense enough for it. We cannot build higher then what you see in Rotterdam, because the building would just fall over

Hold the phone... Are you saying there is no bedrock in the Netherlands?

Not in the part that’s under sea level. Can’t have basements there either

What does being under sea level have to do with bedrock? Bedrock exists under the sea too.

Not sure if there isnt any, but I know most of it is soft. It is the reason why Amsterdam and Rotterdam cannot have a skyline like New York, which has unique properties that allows the Americans to build that high