Floating islAnds for Multi-use Offshore Spaces

Present estimates show that the world’s population is likely to achieve a peak of 11 billion within the next 100 years. Such massive growth implies an ever-increasing need for space (urban, infrastructural, industrial), resources (water, energy, food) and thus, new pattern of thinking about nexus environment-society-economy.

The ocean plays a crucial role in this challenge. Pivotal questions include: is humanity ready to consider living on the ocean surface due to a lack of functional land? How do we create sustainable, reliable, and socially acceptable multi-use offshore spaces?

The following points are addressed by FAMOS:

1. Technological development of innovative floating island concepts
2. Integration of marine renewable energy devices
3. Social acceptance and ability of co-design of the floating island solutions
4. Climatological evaluation of the offshore regions for deployment of future floating islands

Start Date: 05/01/2024
End Date: 30/04/2027

Lead Contact: Lorenzo Cappietti (lorenzo.cappietti@unifi.it)