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The Intelligence from The Economist

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Seasteading

Floating settlements that are within government jurisdictions already exist. They're some in bruna, nigeria, around legos, and also in vitnom and cambodi. The technology isn't quite there for building settlements far away from shallow waters. But floating settlements closer to shore could provide opportunities for increasing city space or adapting to rising sea levels.

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