Friedman patri (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 384 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 384 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 366 pages. Two-thirds of our globe is Planet Ocean, not Planet Earth. n nImagine a vast new source of sustainable and renewable energy that would also bring more equita ble economies. A previously untapped source of farming that could produce signif icant new sources of nutrition. Future societies where people could choose the c ommunities they want to live in, free from the restrictions of conventional citi zenship. This bold vision of our near future as imagined in Seasteading attracte d the powerful support of Silicon Valley's Peter Thiel-and it may be drawing clo se to reality. n nOur planet is suffering from serious environmental problems: c oastal flooding due to severe storms caused in part by atmospheric pollution and diminishing natural resources among them. But the seas can be home to a new bre ed of pioneers, seasteaders, who are willing to homestead the Blue Frontier. Oil platforms and cruise ships already inhabit the waters; now it's time to take th e next step to full-fledged ocean civilizations. n nJoe Quirk and Patri Friedma n show us how cities built on floating platforms in the ocean will work, and the y profile some of the visionaries who are implementing basic concepts of seastea ding today. An entrepreneur's dream, these floating cities will become laborator ies for innovation and creativity. Seasteading may be visionary, but it already has begun proving the adage that yesterday's science fiction is tomorrow's scien ce fact. Welcome to seavilization.…

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