Abstract
Balancing a development project with environmental preservation typifies a paradox, especially when the project is for reclamation of the sea surface. Island City Development Project, a project to create some 401-hectare island-shaped land by reclamation at Hakata Bay, and a project to conserve and create the environment of Ecopark Zone, an area of some 550 hectares around Island City which consists of Wajiro Tidal Flat, the shallow waters and shorelines, were both planned as inseparable projects in 1993 and have been under construction until now. The development of Ecopark Zone has been conducted in a manner consistent with the development of the town area of Island City. At Mishima Zone in Ecopark Zone, a number of projects including the improvement of the bottom sediment by sand covering and the shore development have been conducted. In the early planning stages, some residents were concerned about the environmental impact by the reclamation, but the biotope space for the diversified species has been secured and the symbiosis environment for nature and man is being created.
