I am broadly interested in the attempt to develop future-proof solutions to the large-scale challenges of the 21st century. In my PhD project, I investigate the plans and visions to develop floating cities to nuance how watertech is central to past and present ideas about socio-environmental relations. I draw on ethnographic fieldwork and historical material to nuance how primarily Dutch hydro-tech developers devise floating technology as a pragmatic tool to curtail hyper-abstract global stressors such as sea level rise, urban population growth, and land scarcity.
You can reach me here:
Email: lbk@cas.au.dk
Phone: +45 20100014
