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Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees?
Abstract
Changing climatic conditions and global warming cause sea levels rising in coastal cities around
the world. Climate change in these cities, which are vulnerable to rising sea levels, will create “climate
refugees.” Therefore, the need to build new regions in the country they live in and suitable
for new climatic conditions will arise for these people who had to migrate due to the climate crisis
with the rising sea levels. Architects, technology companies, engineers, and governments are
trying to develop innovative solutions to this problem. One of these solutions can be considered
as “floating cities” rising with the sea, producing their own energy, food, and fresh water, resistant
to tsunami and flood, sustainable, self-sufficient, and where nature and technology come
together. In this context, in this study, self-sufficient floating city projects will be discussed to
provide shelter for climate change refugees. For this purpose, “Oceanix City,” Maldives Floating
City, and finally Aequorea project were examined. These floating cities, which are described as
sustainable and self-sufficient, have been questioned about the advantages and disadvantages
they offer in adapting to climate change and creating climate-resilient communities. However,
the cities studied were evaluated in the context of inspiration, accessibility, power source, waste
management, food production, environmental impact, safety, and social city.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Architectural Design
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Publication Date
March 30, 2023
Submission Date
May 31, 2022
Acceptance Date
December 8, 2022
Published in Issue
Year 2023 Volume: 7 Number: 1
APA
Mutlu Avinç, G., & Arslan Selçuk, S. (2023). Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees? PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, 7(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429
AMA
1.Mutlu Avinç G, Arslan Selçuk S. Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees? PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research. 2023;7(1):1-17. doi:10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429
Chicago
Mutlu Avinç, Güneş, and Semra Arslan Selçuk. 2023. “Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees?”. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research 7 (1): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429.
EndNote
Mutlu Avinç G, Arslan Selçuk S (March 1, 2023) Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees? PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research 7 1 1–17.
IEEE
[1]G. Mutlu Avinç and S. Arslan Selçuk, “Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees?”, PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 1–17, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429.
ISNAD
Mutlu Avinç, Güneş - Arslan Selçuk, Semra. “Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees?”. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research 7/1 (March 1, 2023): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429.
JAMA
1.Mutlu Avinç G, Arslan Selçuk S. Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees? PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research. 2023;7:1–17.
MLA
Mutlu Avinç, Güneş, and Semra Arslan Selçuk. “Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees?”. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Mar. 2023, pp. 1-17, doi:10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429.
Vancouver
1.Güneş Mutlu Avinç, Semra Arslan Selçuk. Floating Cities: A Solution for Climate Refugees? PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research. 2023 Mar. 1;7(1):1-17. doi:10.5152/Planarch.2023.221429
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