Why aren't we building home out at see?

[SleepingStandingUp]

There's a population crisis and a lack of affordable homes and space to build etc so how come more countries don't build out from their coasts, or actually out at see. Watching the world spin and virtually a solid half is just sea! Why aren't more countries claiming territory and building their own extensions?

Presumably because it's not that simple?

Why don't we just move to mars?

Well that's not exactly a cheap and easy way to build! The sea is deep, choppy and often tidal. I know some places have managed to reclaim land but it takes a huge feat of engineering to do so.

It's very expensive to reclaim land from the sea. It also has a knock on effect on other areas because it changes the currents and environmental conditions.

It would also be rejected by environmentalists because they'd say it's fixing the symptoms rather than the problems.

Most notable land reclamation schemes are done by countries that have plenty of money on tap and are less interested in environmental issues, such as in the middle east or China.

Or in the desert! 😂

Huh? Less than 10% of UK is built on

Like the failed $15bn 'World Islands' development in Dubai you mean?

elitetraveler.com/property/story-behind-world-islands-dubai

Yeah, that would work.

*sea

It's a bit too wet.

The fish might get a bit upset. Also, I suspect that the houses would be rather prone to flooding, Rising sea-levels and all that.

The most you can reasonably do is similar to holiday resorts where they build villas out over the shallows.

But building an "extension" containing the hundreds of homes you would need to make it even worth bothering over would be astronomically expensive and create a whole lot of dangers not faced by other homes. Some insurance would simply be impossibly to get.

...because the French would want half the homes we built off our coast

Do you mean sea? As in, the ocean?
How? Do you not think the infrastructure, getting gas, electricity, broadband etc, would be considerably more? Who could afford these expensive floating homes? Would people want to live in a home buffeted by waves?

The land is there - its just used for other things. I live in a borough on the outskirts of London for example and we have about 6 golf courses. Why not build on one or two of those first

There's plenty of property in this country that could be used as accommodation (either already are, or converting suitable for living). I'd rather make use of some of the empty housing stock before they start chucking estates up in the middle of the English channel.

Due to cost and the huge environmental impact. As well as ownership rights! Then you add transportation costs. It's not a
Practical idea.

I'm not sure what the positive aspects of something like that would be. We will see more coasts using hydro power and Potential housing along with it. Swansea has had proposals for years but it's so far failed to obtain adequate funding.

Wut??

They do build houses at sea. They're called yachts and can be yours to own for just a few million pounds

increasing height of waves & increasing number of severe storms & flooding & as pp said what about infrastructure & depth of oceans ? & underwater earth quakes & -Oh yes! underwater volcanos (if you are thinking of the Pacific especially)

Some people do live on boats.

How many people would actually like to live out at sea? I certainly wouldn't.

Mate…

Or if people stopped having so many kids we wouldn't be so overpopulated.

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@alorslanon

Mate…

I think this sums up the thread. That's all that needed to be said really!

@SleepingStandingUp

There's a population crisis and a lack of affordable homes and space to build etc so how come more countries don't build out from their coasts, or actually out at see. Watching the world spin and virtually a solid half is just sea! Why aren't more countries claiming territory and building their own extensions?

Fairly obviously because building out at sea is significantly more difficult and more expensive than building on land.

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