Comments on: Are Ocean Societies the New Frontier for Sustainable Living? http://inhabitat.com/are-ocean-societies-the-new-frontier-for-sustainable-living/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Fri, 24 May 2013 19:53:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: sreilly http://inhabitat.com/are-ocean-societies-the-new-frontier-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-169768 sreilly Sat, 18 Jul 2009 21:35:17 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=38382#comment-169768 If you found this interesting I suggest you buy/borrow The Millennial Foundation by Marshall T Savage and just read the Aquarius chapter for a fully functioning Ocean colony idea If you found this interesting I suggest you buy/borrow The Millennial Foundation by Marshall T Savage and just read the Aquarius chapter for a fully functioning Ocean colony idea

]]> By: satnat http://inhabitat.com/are-ocean-societies-the-new-frontier-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-165313 satnat Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:47:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=38382#comment-165313 How will they deal with trash, gray water and black water? How will they connect physically to the outside world--will there by airplane platforms? Will it be noisy and interfere with sea animals' communication? How will they deal with trash, gray water and black water?

How will they connect physically to the outside world–will there by airplane platforms?

Will it be noisy and interfere with sea animals’ communication?

]]> By: patrissimo http://inhabitat.com/are-ocean-societies-the-new-frontier-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-165233 patrissimo Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:46:01 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=38382#comment-165233 manujarch - like most technologies, initially it will be expensive and limited to "early adopters", but over time the costs will come down. One of our long-term goals is to have a seastead city which allows open immigration from poor countries, like America of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and has low enough costs for that to be economically viable. "Give us your tired, your poor..." (I run The Seasteading Institute) manujarch – like most technologies, initially it will be expensive and limited to “early adopters”, but over time the costs will come down. One of our long-term goals is to have a seastead city which allows open immigration from poor countries, like America of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and has low enough costs for that to be economically viable. “Give us your tired, your poor…”

(I run The Seasteading Institute)

]]> By: StructureHub http://inhabitat.com/are-ocean-societies-the-new-frontier-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-165106 StructureHub Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:41:34 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=38382#comment-165106 Notwithstanding the megayacht conspicuously moored in the rendering, the effort is refreshing. Unlike another recent post (ahem, http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/07/06/the-swimming-city-a-water-world-for-future-generations/ ), the firm appears to have taken a concerted (and nuanced/detailed) interest in the ocean's potential as a home for sustainable communities. Bravo. Notwithstanding the megayacht conspicuously moored in the rendering, the effort is refreshing. Unlike another recent post (ahem, http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/07/06/the-swimming-city-a-water-world-for-future-generations/ ), the firm appears to have taken a concerted (and nuanced/detailed) interest in the ocean’s potential as a home for sustainable communities.

Bravo.

]]> By: manujarch http://inhabitat.com/are-ocean-societies-the-new-frontier-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-164991 manujarch Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=38382#comment-164991 Nice concept. Would it be an option for the masses? Nice concept. Would it be an option for the masses?

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