FIRST EVER FLOATING NATIONđ˛
THE worldâs first floating nation will set sail in the Pacific Ocean off the island of Tahiti in 2020, it has been claimed.
A group called The Seasteading Institute is planning to start building a city on a seaborne platform in 2019.
YOUTUBE: The Seasteading Institute hope to begin construction in 2019
SEASTEADING INSTITUTE: This is one vision of how an island might look
The US firm has signed an agreement with the French Polynesiaâs government and is backed by PayPal founder Peter Thiel.
Joe Quirk, president of the Seasteading Institute, hopes that thousands of floating nations will set sail by 2050, populated by people who want to set their own rules and live free of meddlesome bosses, politicians and bureaucrats.
He previously set out his vision in a book called âSeasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore The Environment, Enrich The Poor, Cure The Sick and Liberate Humanity From Politicians.â
âGovernments just donât get better,â Quirk told the New York Times.
YOUTUBE: The US firm has signed a deal with the government of the French Polynesia
âTheyâre stuck in previous centuries. Thatâs because land incentivises a violent monopoly to control it.â
Construction experts at the Seasteading Institute have spent five years in trying to work out how to build âpermanent, innovative communities floating at seaâ.
Rising sea levels pose a threat to the 118 islands which form French Polynesia.
Further investigations into the economic, environmental and legal impact of the scheme are now due to take place.
SEASTEADING INSTITUTE: This is one vision of how an island might look
The futuristic island will be build in the Pacific Ocean
Randolph Hencken, executive director of the institute, previously said: âWhat weâre interested in is societal choice and having a location where we can try things that havenât been tried before.
âI donât think it will be that dramatically radical in the first renditions.
âWe were looking for sheltered waters, we donât want to be out in the open ocean â itâs technologically possible but economically outrageous to afford.
SEASTEADING INSTITUTE: The first floating nations are likely to be built in sheltered waters
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YOUTUBE: Experts have spent five years working out how to build a âfloating cityâ
âIf we can be behind a reef break, then we can design floating platforms that are sufficient for those waters at an affordable cost. We donât have to start from scratch as this is a pilot project.
âThey also have very stable institutions so weâre able to work with a government that wants us there, that we have respect for and they have respect for us.â
Randolph added that he was confident the project could benefit the French Polynesiaâs economy â and draw in a fresh wave of tourism.
A group called The Seasteading Institute is planning to start building a city on a seaborne platform in 2019.
YOUTUBE: The Seasteading Institute hope to begin construction in 2019
SEASTEADING INSTITUTE: This is one vision of how an island might look
The US firm has signed an agreement with the French Polynesiaâs government and is backed by PayPal founder Peter Thiel.
Joe Quirk, president of the Seasteading Institute, hopes that thousands of floating nations will set sail by 2050, populated by people who want to set their own rules and live free of meddlesome bosses, politicians and bureaucrats.
He previously set out his vision in a book called âSeasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore The Environment, Enrich The Poor, Cure The Sick and Liberate Humanity From Politicians.â
âGovernments just donât get better,â Quirk told the New York Times.
YOUTUBE: The US firm has signed a deal with the government of the French Polynesia
âTheyâre stuck in previous centuries. Thatâs because land incentivises a violent monopoly to control it.â
Construction experts at the Seasteading Institute have spent five years in trying to work out how to build âpermanent, innovative communities floating at seaâ.
Rising sea levels pose a threat to the 118 islands which form French Polynesia.
Further investigations into the economic, environmental and legal impact of the scheme are now due to take place.
SEASTEADING INSTITUTE: This is one vision of how an island might look
The futuristic island will be build in the Pacific Ocean
Randolph Hencken, executive director of the institute, previously said: âWhat weâre interested in is societal choice and having a location where we can try things that havenât been tried before.
âI donât think it will be that dramatically radical in the first renditions.
âWe were looking for sheltered waters, we donât want to be out in the open ocean â itâs technologically possible but economically outrageous to afford.
SEASTEADING INSTITUTE: The first floating nations are likely to be built in sheltered waters
Click to load this picture
YOUTUBE: Experts have spent five years working out how to build a âfloating cityâ
âIf we can be behind a reef break, then we can design floating platforms that are sufficient for those waters at an affordable cost. We donât have to start from scratch as this is a pilot project.
âThey also have very stable institutions so weâre able to work with a government that wants us there, that we have respect for and they have respect for us.â
Randolph added that he was confident the project could benefit the French Polynesiaâs economy â and draw in a fresh wave of tourism.
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