Ocean colonization, the theory and practice of building structures to allow humans to live permanently in areas of Earth covered in water
Floating city may also refer to: In science fiction, floating cities are settlements that use buoyancy to remain in the atmosphere of a planet. ... Ocean colonization is the theoretical practice of building structures to allow humans to live permanently in areas of Earth covered in water; whether floating on the surface of the ocean, secured to the ocean floor, or somewhere in between. ...
Freedom Ship, a concept for a floating city ship proposed by Norman Nixon of Freedom Ship International.
America World City, a concept for a floating city ship proposed by John Rogers of World City Corporation
"Floating City" (song), by Tori Amos' 1980s synthpop band
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Floating islands are generally found on marshlands, lakes, and similar wetland locations, and can be many hectares in size.
Floating artificial islands are generally made of bundled reeds, and the best known examples are those of the Uros people of Lake Titikaka, Peru, who build their villages upon what are in effect huge rafts of bundled totora reeds.
A "floating island" in fiction (sometimes called a "flying island"), is a fictitious landmass that flies above the surface of the earth (or in some cases through the depths of space), defying gravity.
The main industry of floatingcities in gas giants might be to extract Helium-3 or other useful materials from their atmospheres.
The idea of citiesfloating in gas giants was publicized by the Star Wars movie The Empire Strikes Back in which a gas mine floats in the atmosphere of the planet Bespin.
Another notable example is the City of Stratos, in the Star Trek episode The Cloud Minders.
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