The ocean is the key to the
survival of our species.
It accounts for 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and about 44% of the world’s population lives within 150 kilometres of the sea. Furthermore, more than a billion people, most of them in Asia, live in low-lying coastal regions. During the course of this century some of these areas could be inundated by rising sea levels.
Many countries are actively studying the development of marine land for the coming era in the pursuit to relocate people and allow these inhabitants to live self-sufficiently using natural energy resources.
It accounts for 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and about 44% of the world’s population lives within 150 kilometres of the sea. Furthermore, more than a billion people, most of them in Asia, live in low-lying coastal regions. During the course of this century some of these areas could be inundated by rising sea levels.
Many countries are actively studying the development of marine land for the coming era in the pursuit to relocate people and allow these inhabitants to live self-sufficiently using natural energy resources.
Marine development strategies around the world
The mobile landmass idea was formed
through a partnership between Chinese engineering company,
CCCC
and London-based architects AT Design Office.
It is expected that construction of the 10 square kilometre floating city will commence within 10 to 20 years.
It is expected that construction of the 10 square kilometre floating city will commence within 10 to 20 years.
LilyPad, is a prototype of a self-sufficient
amphibious city, designed
by
Vincent Callebaut.
This city will provide sustainable living for 50,000 people
and will generate energy through solar wind, and tidal
power, as
well as allowing for fresh produce to
be grown on-board
http://vincent.callebaut.org/page1-img-lilypad.html
Freedom
Ship is a floating city project that was initially proposed in the late 1990s
and was expected to commence construction in 2001, however at present
construction has not begun.
The ships specifications are proposed to be 1371m x 225m x 107m and weigh 2.7 million tones.
It is expected that the ship will house 50,000 people and will accommodate an airstrip for turboprop aircraft.
In 1999, the estimated net cost for construction was USD $6 billion, however by 2002 estimates had risen to USD $11 billion
The ships specifications are proposed to be 1371m x 225m x 107m and weigh 2.7 million tones.
It is expected that the ship will house 50,000 people and will accommodate an airstrip for turboprop aircraft.
In 1999, the estimated net cost for construction was USD $6 billion, however by 2002 estimates had risen to USD $11 billion
http://freedomship.com/
The Seasteading
Institute (TSI), was founded by
Wayne Gramlich
and Patri Friedman
on April 15, 2008. In 2008,
Friedman and Gramlich hoped
to
float the first prototype seastead
in the San Francisco Bay by 2010, however
these plans were delayed.
In the spring of 2013, the Institute launched The Floating City Project, which combines principles of both seasteading and startup cities. The Seasteading Institute has looked to international waters, however it is less expensive to engineer a seastead for the relatively calm, shallow waters at New Orleans Louisiana coast. So until now construction has not yet started.
In the spring of 2013, the Institute launched The Floating City Project, which combines principles of both seasteading and startup cities. The Seasteading Institute has looked to international waters, however it is less expensive to engineer a seastead for the relatively calm, shallow waters at New Orleans Louisiana coast. So until now construction has not yet started.
http://www.seasteading.org/
Discovery
channel :Mega Engineering – Building a floating
city
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/other-shows/videos/other-shows-mega-engineering-videos/
Majority of the floating city
prototypes are designed as large structures in order to overcome the
oceans strong winds and large waves. However, larger
structures require more strength, which causes the cost
per unit area
to go higher! All
of these huge
and
magnificent ocean floating cities have
become very expensive and thus not economically feasible.
These cities have all failed to even start building! Are our great ideas really just beautiful dreams?
These cities have all failed to even start building! Are our great ideas really just beautiful dreams?
No! We
have found the solution
Watch the video clip below and see the differences between the two floating objects
Watch the video clip below and see the differences between the two floating objects
The left floating object
is very stable, it has been constructed with a new
technology, 'anti-shaking wave' which enables the object to appear like it is on the
surface of still water, even though there are large waves.
This technology overcomes the issue of the floating city needing to be stronger as the size increases and thus reduces the cost of constructing the city massively.
The city can be built to any size and hence there are no limits or restrictions. It can span tens of square kilometres, hundreds of square kilometres, thousands or even tens of thousands of square kilometres!
The platform can be built as joint cells or a single large unit.
Now nothing can stop our beautiful dream from coming true!
For example to build a thirty square kilometre floating island/platform, the cost is estimated at USD $15 billion (approx. USD $500 per square meter of land).
A foldable version of this platform can be delivered by aircraft and placed into the ocean to an area to form an offshore platform, in order to meet urgent needs.
The floating city will soon be more popular than land cities.
We will see many new sea related economies and industries appear.
This technology overcomes the issue of the floating city needing to be stronger as the size increases and thus reduces the cost of constructing the city massively.
The city can be built to any size and hence there are no limits or restrictions. It can span tens of square kilometres, hundreds of square kilometres, thousands or even tens of thousands of square kilometres!
The platform can be built as joint cells or a single large unit.
Now nothing can stop our beautiful dream from coming true!
For example to build a thirty square kilometre floating island/platform, the cost is estimated at USD $15 billion (approx. USD $500 per square meter of land).
A foldable version of this platform can be delivered by aircraft and placed into the ocean to an area to form an offshore platform, in order to meet urgent needs.
The floating city will soon be more popular than land cities.
We will see many new sea related economies and industries appear.