A Floating City in the Maldives Begins to Take Shape

A Floating City in the Maldives Begins to Take Shape... always been fascinated by the living on the water or even under water.

Makes me wonder how long before we see this in our largest cites on the coasts of not only our oceans but even theoretically the Great Lakes though it would be cold as a witches ... so maybe not there. But what about say Lake Ponchartrain and New Orleans

A city is rising from the waters of the Indian Ocean. In a turquoise lagoon, just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital, a floating city, big enough to house 20,000 people, is being constructed.

Designed in a pattern similar to brain coral, the city will consist of 5,000 floating units including houses, restaurants, shops and schools, with canals running in between. The first units will be unveiled this month, with residents starting to move in early 2024, and the whole city is due to be completed by 2027.

The project -- a joint venture between property developer Dutch Docklands and the Government of the Maldives -- is not meant as a wild experiment or a futuristic vision: it's being built as a practical solution to the harsh reality of sea-level rise.

An archipelago of 1,190 low-lying islands, the Maldives is one of the world's most vulnerable nations to climate change. Eighty percent of its land area is less than one meter above sea level, and with levels projected to rise up to a meter by the end of the century, almost the entire country could be submerged.

It offers space that is hard to come by in the capital -- Male is one of the most densely-populated cities in the world, with more than 200,000 people squeezed into an area of around eight square kilometers. And prices are competitive with those in the Hulhumalé (a manmade island built nearby to ease overcrowding) -- starting at $150,000 for a studio or $250,000 for a family home, said Olthuis.

a reply to: putnam6

Np images? Not even an artists exaggerated depiction of what it could possibly look like?

originally posted by: BrokenCircles
a reply to: putnam6

Np images? Not even an artists exaggerated depiction of what it could possibly look like?

Didn't want to link to CNN check the edit in OP, looks like a Simpson's/Suess meets Sponge Bob and Popeye feel if you ask me

they've been talking about this sort of thing for years
interesting to see somebody actually doing it
let's follow this

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Date February 19, 2019 In the coming decades, cities and towns up and down the eastern seaboard will have to come to terms with the impact of rising sea level due to climate change. A new study, however, is suggesting that rising sea levels may be only part of the picture — because the land along the coast is also sinking.

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a reply to: putnam6

lol yeah I expected it to look cartoonish, but still, pics are nice.

originally posted by: BrokenCircles
a reply to: putnam6

lol yeah I expected it to look cartoonish, but still, pics are nice.

FWIW El Goobero link is the mother lode cool stuff, sooner or later I'll spend a couple of hours checking it out.

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Its a cool concept, now it's about execution, I want to see how it handles a storm?

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Cyclones on the Maldives
Cyclones occur rarely on the Maldives. On average, they happen about once per year.

The typical cyclone season depends on the summer monsoon. In the months before (May to June) and after (October to November), the most severe storms occur.

The Maldives have certainly been affected by the foothills of several cyclones, but during the past 12 months no cyclone reached the inhabited areas on land.

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a reply to: putnam6

There's no doubt, storm pics would definitely be way cooler/


Storm pics are always cool, but storm pics of a floating city = Hell yeah!

Its like a floating easter egg. Really cool idea though

originally posted by: putnam6

originally posted by: BrokenCircles
a reply to: putnam6

Np images? Not even an artists exaggerated depiction of what it could possibly look like?

Didn't want to link to CNN check the edit in OP, looks like a Simpson's/Suess meets Sponge Bob and Popeye feel if you ask me

Pastel Hell.

Hope it proves workable for them.

Cheers

originally posted by: ElGoobero
they've been talking about this sort of thing for years
interesting to see somebody actually doing it
let's follow this

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Weather sounds nice. Politics not so much. A lot of tension between those who want a moderate vs more Islamic society.

The cost of a house there is not out of reach for many in the developed countries, but it wouldn't be fun to have one's property seized because some new guy installed himself as leader and wants the foreigners out.

Cheers

I remember a similar project years ago that never happened
the planners found some place or places in the Pacific with good weather and almost no storms
I think they wanted an independent microstate

why couldn't Bill Gates or George Soros do something cool like that instead of getting all political

anyone else thinkin

If you watch the website they sound like they know their stuff. The thing about it is the maintenance aspect alone, sewage garbage is a huge issue

It could look great now but in a few years?

a reply to: putnam6

Hurricane would devastate a floating city in new orleans.

originally posted by: putnam6
If you watch the website they sound like they know their stuff. The thing about it is the maintenance aspect alone, sewage garbage is a huge issue

It could look great now but in a few years?

Yep. One wonders what their emergency action plan is in case a floating unit springs a serious leak.

Cheers

The maintenance issues should be easy to solve. Piping between units for sewer and water isn't a big deal electrical not a problem. The basics are done every day somewhere in the world.

Now I live on Lake Michigan and always though an old 900 foot freighter would make a nice offshore condo place. Once self flying taxis really take off it should be good year round. Lots of ships out there dirt cheap. Getting electric out a few miles isn't a big deal sewer could be processed onboard and water is everywhere.


HUMMM Check my 401k

originally posted by: mikell
The maintenance issues should be easy to solve. Piping between units for sewer and water isn't a big deal electrical not a problem. The basics are done every day somewhere in the world.

Now I live on Lake Michigan and always though an old 900 foot freighter would make a nice offshore condo place. Once self flying taxis really take off it should be good year round. Lots of ships out there dirt cheap. Getting electric out a few miles isn't a big deal sewer could be processed onboard and water is everywhere.


HUMMM Check my 401k

Not to be that guy and we are just discussing here if it interests you perhaps search

Maldives Sewage issues

They have had had such a burgeoning population growth even regular sewage and garbage is a problem, pipes leak, and bust, and their groundwater is already contaminated. One reason they are building artificial islands is their beaches are full of garbage.

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