Busan, a South Korean city, plans a floating neighbourhood
The UN says this could help coastal cities adapt to climate change
FOR YEARS some libertarians have dreamed of creating floating settlements. Fans of “seasteading” talk of setting up self-governing hamlets in international waters, which would charge little or no tax. In 2019 Chad Elwartowski and Supranee Thepdet, an American and a Thai, spent time living in a small cabin floating some 12 miles off Thailand’s coast. The Thai government objected, towing away their “sea stead” soon after it was built.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “A stop in the ocean”
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