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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2016 · 27 MIN

The City That Fell into the Earth

from Costing the Earth · host BBC Radio 4

How do you move a city? Lesley Riddoch travels to Arctic Sweden to find out. Kiruna is gradually sliding into Europe's biggest iron ore mine. The city has to be rebuilt two miles away. That requires an extraordinary blend of planning, architecture, technology and stoicism. If anyone can do it then it's the Swedes.Producer: Alasdair Cross.

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