Seasteading : how floating nations will restore the environment, enrich the poor, cure the sick, and liberate humanity from politicians
By: Quirk, Joe
Title By: Friedman, Patri
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BookPublisher: New York : Free Press, c2017.Description: xv, 366 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781451699265; 1451699263Subject(s): Forecasting | Artificial islands -- Economic aspects | City-states -- Economic aspects | Marine resources | UrbanizationDDC classification: 307.7609142 QU SE Online resources: Location Map
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"What if ... the way to decrease ocean pollution is to increase ocean populations? ... the way to decrease the number of wars is to increase the number of countries? ... the way to discover political solutions is to empower your political enemies? ... we don't need to fight when we can float? ... it's easier to float than fly? ... we built civilization in the wrong place? ... you could create your own microcountry at sea?"--Page [ix]
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 307.7609142 QU SE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0058683 |
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| 307.76 YI LE Lecture notes in urban economics and urban policy | 307.760285 MO SM The smart city in a digital world | 307.760285 SM AR Smart cities in the Gulf : | 307.7609142 QU SE Seasteading : | 307.76095357 KA DU Dubai, the city as corporation / | 307.76095357 SU PE The superlative city : | 307.76095357 SU PE The superlative city : |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-345) and index.
"What if ... the way to decrease ocean pollution is to increase ocean populations? ... the way to decrease the number of wars is to increase the number of countries? ... the way to discover political solutions is to empower your political enemies? ... we don't need to fight when we can float? ... it's easier to float than fly? ... we built civilization in the wrong place? ... you could create your own microcountry at sea?"--Page [ix]