At home on the waves - one answer to rising seas

The South Korean port city of Busan is among those where climate change will create more problems of flooding. Sea levels are rising because the water takes up more room as warms up and ice from glaciers and polar ice-caps is melting, adding to the amount of water in the ocean.

Oceanix plans to start work next year on an experimental new city. Instead of moving people inland, further from the sea, it takes a radical approach, moving homes and offices and schools out on to the water itself, on a series of floating platforms that will rise with the sea level and aim to be very environmentally friendly.

Live, work, play

The first stage of the  town of Oceanix Busan is being planned to put less pressure on the planet's resources than traditional cities. It will start with three platforms, built mainly of wood, and linked by bridges. There will be a space for homes, one for working and one for leisure. In the work area, some people will be working on new solutions for housing, food and so on.

Eco-city

Solar panels and wind turbines will bring people light and hot water and electricity and they'll be able to grow food in greenhouses that can expand and shrink over time, depending on Busan's needs. Waste water will be cleaned before going into the sea.

Transport, too, will be planet-friendly, with no petrol cars but shared electric vehicles and lots of pedestrian walkways. Residents will eat local, organic plants - a perfect chance to become vegetarian! The first people should move in in 2025.