The city of Busan, in southern South Korea, will begin work on its ambitious project next year, which is expected to be ready for habitation in 2025 and to accommodate 10,000 people when completed.
The “floating city” will represent a solution to coastal areas threatened by inundation due to rising sea levels caused by global warming, one of the most dangerous effects of climate change.
According to the design, the city is built on platforms that float on the surface of the water, rising or falling according to its level, to avoid drowning.
The project, called “Oceanics”, will be located off the coast of South Korea, according to the American “CNN” news network, and is the fruit of cooperation between the Busan municipality and the United Nations Urban Development Agency.
The city’s houses will take the form of floating platforms that are manufactured to be later transferred to their site, knowing that each neighborhood will extend over an area of 5 acres, housing about 300 people, in buildings up to 7 floors high.
The neighborhoods in the project will be connected to each other through a network of paths and corridors that allow movement, according to the group responsible for the design.
The city will be “self-sufficient” and free of waste, as it will include water farms and plants to generate clean energy through the power of wind and heat from the sun, as well as water treatment centers and rainwater storage warehouses.
For commuting in the city, residents will rely on electric cars and solar-powered ferries to transport residents to the mainland.
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