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Floating Cities: A Future Solution

This chapter examines the concept of floating cities as a response to climate change and rising sea levels, featuring the idea of seasteading for self-governing communities. It discusses current floating settlements, a notable floating neighborhood proposal in South Korea, and the technological and political hurdles these innovations face.

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