This is the Busan floating city, a metropolis that will house up to 100,000 people. Called Oceanix Busan, it’s about to be built off the coast of Busan in South Korea. (The city will consist of a network of islands that inhabitants can access using paddle boats) (With nowhere to expand, rapid urban population growth is pushing people closer to the water - and floating cities could be the answer) ((THE WORLD'S FIRST FLOATING CITY)) Prototype location: Busan, South Korea Energy source: Solar Capacity: 10,000 residents on 75 hectares Projected cost: $200 million (£150 million) Completion date: 2025 Developers have chosen...
View DetailsEach year, The Land Report documents the biggest landowners in America. To make it into the top 10 for the most recent year, you'd have to own nearly 1 million acres. No. 1 on the list, the Emmerson family, accumulated their wealth through the lumber business. Family owned and run Sierra Pacific Industries is the largest private lumber production firm in the nation, according to Forbes. 1. Emmerson family • Land area: 2,411,000 acres• Roughly equal to: Twice the size of Grand Canyon National Park The Emmerson family owns and operates Sierra Pacific Industries, a company that logs usable lumber after forest fires and sells it to lumber retailers. Through Sierra...
View DetailsThe San Francisco Bay’s only private island lacks water and electricity, but remains holding out for a buyer willing to pay big for the honor of owning it. Known as Red Rock Island, the spit of land hit the market in November with a price tag of $25 million. Spanning approximately 6 acres, the domed outcropping off San Francisco’s Richmond-San Rafael Bridge offers panoramic bay views from its top, and is only accessible by boat or helicopter. It features steep cliffs, a rocky shoreline and a smattering of plant life, but the seller, Brock Durning, hopes he can score a big payout on the basis of it being a trophy property. “We believe this is like owning a Leonardo da...
View DetailsThe richest Americans collectively gave a total of $3.5 billion in 2023 to universities, scientific research institutes, a health-care system, a family foundation and a racial-justice group, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the year’s biggest charitable donations. Warren Buffet, the investment guru with an estimated net worth of $119 billion, topped the list by donating about $541.5 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, in honor of his first wife. His gift heads a list of the largest donations from individuals or their foundations compiled by the Chronicle, which covers the nonprofit world. Eight of...
View DetailsSage Stoneman’s home only cost $200 to build and allows him to live debt-free. How is this possible? He built his house out of natural materials like cob. Cob, a mixture of clay, straw, and sand, has been used since ancient times to construct sturdy, rock-hard structures, according to the University of Oregon. “I choose to live the way that I do because it’s a matter of mental health for me and emotional health, physical health as well, spiritual health,” Stoneman said in a video posted to YouTube by Natural Buildings. Stoneman told the filmmakers that he crafted his home in California to feel closer to the environment. “I like to think of...
View DetailsOne hundred twenty acres of the Upper Zayante Watershed in the Santa Cruz Mountains were recently donated to the Sempervirens Fund by anonymous private landowners, marking a major step forward in conservation efforts that could aid in the recovery of endangered coho salmon and help support the habitat of other native species living in the area, per a Thursday news release from the group, which was founded in 1900 and is California’s first land trust. Laura McLendon, director of land conservation for Sempervirens Fund told SFGATE over the phone Wednesday, noting that just 5% of the original old-growth coast redwood forest remains along a 450-mile coastal strip in...
View DetailsCristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to luxury homes, and from the looks of his most recent real estate investment, the Portuguese soccer star is putting down roots in the United Arab Emirates following his first season with Saudi Arabian professional football club Al Nassr. The fleet-footed forward, who inked a roughly $200 million-per-year deal with the Riyadh-based team, just purchased a mansion in Dubai, The Daily Mail reported. (Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly purchased a mega-mansion on 'Billionaires Island' in Dubai) (A long distance shot of Jumeirah Bay Island, which is better known as 'Billionaires Island', a secluded Dubai enclave...
View DetailsWhile many rich people do less than they are able to in order to help others and the environment — despite being responsible for an overwhelming portion of the damage caused to it in many ways, including their use of super yachts and private jets — one wealthy couple has shown the world that there is another option for One Percenters. Kris Tompkins, a former CEO of Patagonia whose father was in the oil industry, and her late husband Doug Tompkins, one of the founders of The North Face Inc. and Esprit, spent over $345 million on land in South America that they then returned to the Chilean and Argentinian public, as Reasons to Be Cheerful has reported. The...
View DetailsConcrete manufacturing is one of the world’s leading sources of industrial pollution, accounting for roughly 7% of the world’s total heat-trapping carbon pollution every year — contributing to worsening air quality and the overheating of our planet, as the Wall Street Journal reported. Now, a startup called CarbonCure Technologies has come up with a way to limit that carbon pollution — by taking carbon dioxide and injecting it directly into the concrete itself. The carbon dioxide then reacts with the calcium ions in cement to form a very hard substance called calcium carbonate, reducing the overall amount of cement needed and trapping carbon instead of sending it...
View DetailsIndian billionaire Gautam Adani's joint venture with Mumbai's slum rehabilitation authority has hired a global team to redevelop Dharavi, a key step in rebuilding one of Asia's biggest slums amid growing opposition to the project. Dharavi, about three quarters the size of New York's Central Park, is a crowded area that houses thousands of poor families in cramped quarters in the centre of India's financial capital. Many residents have no access to running water or clean toilets. Rebuilding it is a mammoth task, which was first mooted in the 1980s. The state government of Maharashtra in July approved Adani's $619 million bid to redevelop the area that covers 625 acres (253 hectares), and...
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