These 'Lilypad' cities rise and fall with the tides; interesting considering that experts estimate that water levels will sink coastal land.

Courtesy of Vincent Callebaut Architecture in Paris are renditions of future living communities to be potentially built in Dubai. 

The cities will be self sufficient, generate their own power from sun, water and wind while producing zero emissions. 

Each city will house 50,000 people, have gardens, walkways, and streets.  Water will be caught in central lakes and then filtered.

Estimated completion date…..at least 90 years from now.  If global warming does raise water levels we may see them sooner than we expect.

The Strategic Alchemist™ , David Goldsmith is President and co-founder of MetaMatrix Consulting Group LLC. Over the past 24 years David has founded or co-founded nine businesses ranging from distribution to manufacturing to advertising.

In 1999, David sold his 14-year-old Syracuse, NY based Image Promoters, Inc. which he co-founded in 1986 to Proforma Associates, a 400-location franchise. He has been a consultant to various industries including telemarketing, high tech, logistics, retailing, hospitality, tourism, and manufacturing. Working with business owners, and corporate and mid-level management, David rapidly creates strategies that win in the marketplace.

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