Swapping a brick-and-mortar home for life on a houseboat is a bold decision to make. While some make the switch on a whim and give in to the allure of the beautiful sunsets on the water, the solitude ...

Is it a yacht? Is it a waterfront mansion? It’s neither, yet it offers the best of both worlds. Enjoy all the pleasures that water lovers dream of, without actually hitting the waves, or at least let ...

SCHOONSCHIP, Amsterdam - Marjan de Blok readjusts her body weight as she treads across the jetties linking a floating community on the River IJ. Her cheeks and nose are elfin red from the whipping ...

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a heavy storm hit in October, residents of the floating community of ...

Marjan de Blok has no engineering, architecture or hydrological training — but she’s spearheaded a movement for urban dwellers grappling with rising sea levels and the accelerating impacts of climate ...