@Floating_Cities

The Floating Cities Institute is a non-ideological global think tank devoted to advancing sustainable human settlements on the ocean.

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Joined June 2019
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Humanity has been living on water for thousands of years. Our mission is to activate the entire floating cities ecosystem from ideation to execution. If your idea can advance humanity’s quest to live sustainably on the ocean, we want to hear it. #floatingcities
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New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist. rollingstone.com/politics/po…
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One of our FUTURES objects is coming to life...in South Korea! Backed by the United Nations, the city of Busan recently green-lit plans to develop @OceanixCity. See the model in #TheFUTURES 🌊 cnn.com/style/article/oceani…

South Korea green-lights plans for flood-resistant ‘floating city’ | CNN

The South Korean city of Busan has agreed to test a prototype for a “flood-proof” ocean settlement, with work on the first neighborhood set to begin next year.

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CNN International
@cnni10 Dec 2021
A South Korean city has green-lit plans for an ambitious new ocean settlement — a "floating city" that could eventually accommodate 10,000 people, its designers say, offering coastal areas a drastic solution to the threat posed by rising sea levels cnn.it/3DIZtt0
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Jan Rotmans@janrotmans9 Dec 2021
Are floating cities becoming a reality? I do think so linkedin.com/pulse/floating-…

Are floating city becoming a reality

It has been 13 years since I researched floating city structures and wrote about them in my Civil Engineering thesis. And many have written about it before me and many after me.

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Dubai is building the worlds first floating 5-star luxury resort which will have villas that can ‘sail’ elsewhere. luxurylaunches.com/hotels_an…

Dubai is building the worlds first floating 5-star luxury resort which will have villas that can...

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OCEANIX@OceanixCity23 Nov 2021
Corea del Sur construirá la primera ciudad flotante del mundo p.dw.com/p/43NRo?maca=es-Twi…
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OCEANIX@OceanixCity23 Nov 2021
World's First Floating City Could Be Completed By 2025 ladbible.com/news/news-world…
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OCEANIX@OceanixCity23 Nov 2021
The world's first FLOATING CITY is coming to South Korea in 2025 mol.im/a/10230791 via @MailOnline

The world's first FLOATING CITY is coming to South Korea in 2025

Construction of the floating city will soon commence thanks to a 'historic agreement' signed by Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, UN-Habitat and New York designers Oceanix.

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Smithsonian Magazine
@SmithsonianMag20 Nov 2021
What if the most promising model for a future city wasn't on land? #TheFUTURES ow.ly/sZVr50GSw2A

In the Face of Rising Seas, Are Floating Cities a Real Possibility?

A scale model of Oceanix City, a concept capable of supporting more than 10,000 residents, will be featured in the Smithsonian's upcoming 'Futures' exhibit

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CNN International
@cnni19 Nov 2021
The Smithsonian Institution is presenting a grand vision of how the world could radically change. cnn.it/3CyFDQE
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OCEANIX@OceanixCity19 Nov 2021
UN-backed floating city built to withstand Category 5 hurricanes is headed to South Korea businessinsider.com/floating… via @businessinsider

UN-backed floating city built to withstand Category 5 hurricanes is headed to South Korea

The project's designers envision a floodproof floating city that can withstand rising seas and produce its own food and water.

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UN-Habitat
@UNHABITAT18 Nov 2021
Coastal cities are on the frontlines of climate-related risks. Flooding is forcing millions of climate refugees to leave their homes. We are working with @OceanixCity & the city of Busan, Korea to build the 🌍’s first prototype sustainable #FloatingCity 👉bit.ly/3wWr9sG
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Pattrn@pattrn18 Nov 2021
Sea level rise is threatening coastal communities around the world. But what if cities were flood-proof? @OceanixCity and @UNHABITAT have teamed up to create the world's first sustainable floating city. Here's what it will look like.

UN Floating City

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Fast Company
@FastCompany12 Nov 2021
It’s the world’s largest floating office, and a perfect symbol of the Netherlands’ proactive approach to climate change. f-st.co/6GNsEpp
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Mystery solved: Beachgoers see odd giant structure float by Palm Beach County's coast news.yahoo.com/mystery-solve…

Mystery solved: Beachgoers see odd giant structure float by Palm Beach County's coast

One spectator who watched it glide by Palm Beach County's coast compared it to the Sydney Opera House. An Instagram user pondered aliens. What is it really?

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Frustration, defiance in village to be abandoned to the sea news.yahoo.com/frustration-d…
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‘You can’t live in a swamp’: Virginia fishing village threatened by rising sea levels nbcnews.com/science/environm…

Tangier Island is sinking faster than once thought, study finds

A new study found that Tangier Island is losing ground faster than previously thought, highlighting how climate change threatens U.S. coastal communities.

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Photos of extreme high tides show impacts of sea-level rise in RI providencejournal.com/story/… via @projo

Photos of extreme high tides show impacts of sea-level rise in RI

Scientists are interested in flooding caused by king tides to approximate what the impacts of sea-level rise will be.

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Time Out London
@TimeOutLondon9 Nov 2021
Here’s what the cities of 2100 could look like 🔮 bit.ly/3mYoKKR

Could floating cities be the future?

As sea levels rise, many architects think so.

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