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Lilypad: Floating Ecopolis for Climatical Refugees

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Part of the book series: Ocean Engineering & Oceanography ((OEO,volume 3))

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This chapter describes the Lilypad, a self-sufficient floating ecopolis model for future climatic refugees. This model serves as a long-term solution to rising water level as forecasted by the Intergovernmental Group on the Evolution of the Climate.

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Callebaut, V. (2015). Lilypad: Floating Ecopolis for Climatical Refugees. In: Wang, C., Wang, B. (eds) Large Floating Structures. Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, vol 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-137-4_12

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