A fresh start on a floating city could be just a few years away

For five years, The Seasteading Institute has been conducting research into the potential for permanent, innovative communities floating at sea.We are now able to apply this foundation of knowledge and our network towards an actual design, along with additional efforts to determine specific needs and desires of potential customers, and to select a practical location for what could become the worlds first city at sea.

The Floating City Project combines principles of both seasteading and startup cities, by seeking to locate a floating city within the territorial waters of an existing nation. Historically, The Seasteading Institute haslookedto international waters for thefreedom to establish new nations and spurcompetitivegovernance from the outside. However, there are several reasons we are now seeking a host nation: a) It is less expensive to engineer a seastead for relatively calm, shallow waters compared with the open ocean outside of territorial waters; b) it will be easier for residents to travel to and from the seastead, as well as to acquire goods and services from existing supply chains; and c) a host nation will provide a place for a floating city within the existing international legal framework, with the associated protections and responsibilities.

The Floating City Project Report

The first floating city with significant political autonomy may be established by 2020. The key findings of Floating City Project report are:

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