SEASTEADING

The population of the world is soaring and as a result, we are rapidly running out of space to build. What if we started focusing on an alternative place to build homes: the sea? Seasteading, a word which is formed by the word “sea” and the “stead” of “homestead”, could be the answer to the problem. Do your research and find out more about this new trend and discuss the advantages and disadvantages.

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Have a look

·       https://www.google.com.tr/search?q=seasteading&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjjp92b_4jYAhWCSBQKHVc1D1MQ_AUICygC&biw=1152&bih=635&dpr=1.25

Familiarize yourself with the issue

·         What is seasteading? https://www.marineinsight.com/future-shipping/what-is-seasteading/

·         The floating city project https://www.seasteading.org/floating-city-project/  

Reading material to make notes on

·         Why fake islands might be a real boon for science https://www.nature.com/news/why-fake-islands-might-be-a-real-boon-for-science-1.22752

·         The seasteading movement imagines floating cities in the sea https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-07-09/seasteading-movement-imagines-floating-cities-sea (Make sure to listen as you read)

Videos to watch and take notes from

·         Floating cities will exist by 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B6eqU6sqNk

·         The inside story of Floating Islands in Indonesia https://www.seasteading.org/2017/09/the-story-of-floating-islands-in-french-polynesia/

·         SeaSteading- Building on the Platform of the Oceans: Patri Friedman at TEDxSF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maLAMwhTjHk  

·         How seasteading restores the environment https://www.seasteading.org/2009/05/design-contest-winners/