This is because climate change has led to increased rainfall in the area and made Busan’s roads less water-resistant. In Busan, for example, the Centum City area is at risk of being submerged as early as 2030, reveals Park Jaesung, Team Leader of the floating city. Rising sea levels are a reality that coastal cities around the world need to prepare for, says Itai Madamombe, Co-founder, OCEANIX. The people behind the floating city – from the Busan Metropolitan City and blue tech firm OCEANIX – give a glimpse of what it will look like, and why it is the future. This city will be built off the coast of Busan, a port city which has borne the brunt of rising sea levels and increased rainfall over the years. Around 800 million people currently living on land will be underwater by midcentury, according to C40.īut one South Korean city is hoping to turn the tides with the world’s first floating city.
What if cities could float on water, and move along with the tide’s ebb and flow? This could mitigate the threat of sinking that coastal cities face today, as sea levels continue to rise as a result of global warming.
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