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	Paraterraforming and Domed World-Building is the "Study of the Interior Universe"—the investigation of the "Engineering and Architectural Strategy" (~1980s–Future) of "Creating" "Habitable Environments" "Inside" "Sealed Structures" (Domes, Cylinders, Tubes) on "Alien Worlds" rather than "Modifying" the "Entire Planet" (Full Terraforming, see Article 716). While Terraforming "Transforms" "The Planet," Paraterraforming "Transforms" "A Volume Inside the Planet." From "O'Neill Cylinders" and "Domed Cities" to "Subsurface Biospheres" and "Rotating Habitats," this field explores the "Engineering of Miniature Worlds." It is the science of "Contained Ecologies," explaining why "Building a World Inside a World" "Might Be" "Faster," "Safer," and "More Ethical" than "Changing" the "Host Planet" — and how "The Interior" "Might" "Become" the "Home" of "Civilizations."		Paraterraforming and Domed World-Building is the "Study of the Interior Universe"—the investigation of the "Engineering and Architectural Strategy" (~1980s–Future) of "Creating" "Habitable Environments" "Inside" "Sealed Structures" (Domes, Cylinders, Tubes) on "Alien Worlds" rather than "Modifying" the "Entire Planet" (Full Terraforming, see Article 716). While Terraforming "Transforms" "The Planet," Paraterraforming "Transforms" "A Volume Inside the Planet." From "O'Neill Cylinders" and "Domed Cities" to "Subsurface Biospheres" and "Rotating Habitats," this field explores the "Engineering of Miniature Worlds." It is the science of "Contained Ecologies," explaining why "Building a World Inside a World" "Might Be" "Faster," "Safer," and "More Ethical" than "Changing" the "Host Planet" — and how "The Interior" "Might" "Become" the "Home" of "Civilizations."
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	== Remembering ==		__TOC__

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			== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
	* '''Paraterraforming''' — (Richard Taylor, 1992). "The Practice" of "Enclosing" "A Large Area" of a "Planetary Surface" in a "Sealed Habitat" and "Terraforming" "Only That Interior Volume."		* '''Paraterraforming''' — (Richard Taylor, 1992). "The Practice" of "Enclosing" "A Large Area" of a "Planetary Surface" in a "Sealed Habitat" and "Terraforming" "Only That Interior Volume."
	* '''O'Neill Cylinder''' — (Gerard K. O'Neill, 1976). "A Large" "Rotating Space Habitat" (Cylinder shape) that "Uses" "Centrifugal Force" to "Simulate Gravity."		* '''O'Neill Cylinder''' — (Gerard K. O'Neill, 1976). "A Large" "Rotating Space Habitat" (Cylinder shape) that "Uses" "Centrifugal Force" to "Simulate Gravity."
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	* '''Stanford Torus''' — "A 1974" "NASA Design" for a "Ring-Shaped" "Rotating" "Space Habitat" holding 10,000 People.		* '''Stanford Torus''' — "A 1974" "NASA Design" for a "Ring-Shaped" "Rotating" "Space Habitat" holding 10,000 People.
	* '''Island Three''' — (O'Neill). "The Largest" "Proposed" "O'Neill Cylinder" "Habitat": "32 km Long," "8 km Diameter," holding "Millions of People."		* '''Island Three''' — (O'Neill). "The Largest" "Proposed" "O'Neill Cylinder" "Habitat": "32 km Long," "8 km Diameter," holding "Millions of People."
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	== Understanding ==		<div style="background-color: #006400; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
			== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
	Paraterraforming is understood through '''Containment''' and '''Simulation'''.		Paraterraforming is understood through '''Containment''' and '''Simulation'''.

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	'''The 'Island One' Design (1976)'''': (Gerard K. O'Neill). "A Detailed" "Engineering Blueprint" for a "Space Habitat" "Built" "From" "Asteroid Materials" (see Article 688). It proved that "Large-Scale" "Off-World Habitation" is "Physically Feasible" using "Known Engineering."		'''The 'Island One' Design (1976)'''': (Gerard K. O'Neill). "A Detailed" "Engineering Blueprint" for a "Space Habitat" "Built" "From" "Asteroid Materials" (see Article 688). It proved that "Large-Scale" "Off-World Habitation" is "Physically Feasible" using "Known Engineering."
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	== Applying ==		<div style="background-color: #8B0000; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
			== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
	'''Modeling 'The Paraterraforming Radius' (Calculating 'Population Capacity' from Dome Volume):'''		'''Modeling 'The Paraterraforming Radius' (Calculating 'Population Capacity' from Dome Volume):'''
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	: '''Biosphere 2''' → (See Article 732). "The Only" "Full-Scale" "Closed Biosphere" "Ever Attempted" — the "Lesson-Giver."		: '''Biosphere 2''' → (See Article 732). "The Only" "Full-Scale" "Closed Biosphere" "Ever Attempted" — the "Lesson-Giver."
	: '''Bezos' Blue Origin Vision''' → "Jeff Bezos" "Explicitly" "Envisions" "O'Neill Cylinders" as the "Future" of "Human Settlement" — "Not Mars."		: '''Bezos' Blue Origin Vision''' → "Jeff Bezos" "Explicitly" "Envisions" "O'Neill Cylinders" as the "Future" of "Human Settlement" — "Not Mars."
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	== Analyzing ==		<div style="background-color: #8B4500; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
			== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
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	'''The Concept of "The Interior Civilization"''': Analyzing "The Philosophy." (See Article 699). If "Most" of "Humanity" "Lives" "Inside" "Structures" rather than "On" "Planets," the "Concept of a World" "Changes." "The 'Outside'" "Becomes" "The Void." "The 'Home'" "Becomes" "An Artifact." "Culture" "Is" "Constructed," not "Found." "Nature" "Becomes" "A Design."		'''The Concept of "The Interior Civilization"''': Analyzing "The Philosophy." (See Article 699). If "Most" of "Humanity" "Lives" "Inside" "Structures" rather than "On" "Planets," the "Concept of a World" "Changes." "The 'Outside'" "Becomes" "The Void." "The 'Home'" "Becomes" "An Artifact." "Culture" "Is" "Constructed," not "Found." "Nature" "Becomes" "A Design."
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	== Evaluating ==		<div style="background-color: #483D8B; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
			== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Evaluating</span> ==
	Evaluating Paraterraforming:		Evaluating Paraterraforming:
	# '''Psychology''': Can "Humans" "Thrive" "Long-Term" "Enclosed" in "Artificial Environments" (see Article 715)?		# '''Psychology''': Can "Humans" "Thrive" "Long-Term" "Enclosed" in "Artificial Environments" (see Article 715)?
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	# '''Ethics''': (See Article 716). Is "Paraterraforming" "More Ethical" than "Full Terraforming" because it "Leaves" the "Host Planet" "Intact"?		# '''Ethics''': (See Article 716). Is "Paraterraforming" "More Ethical" than "Full Terraforming" because it "Leaves" the "Host Planet" "Intact"?
	# '''Impact''': How will "Living in a Dome" "Change" "Human Art" and "Religion"?		# '''Impact''': How will "Living in a Dome" "Change" "Human Art" and "Religion"?
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	== Creating ==		<div style="background-color: #2F4F4F; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
			== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Creating</span> ==
	Future Frontiers:		Future Frontiers:
	# '''The 'Dome' Design AI''': (See Article 08). An AI that "Optimizes" "Ecological Balance" inside a "Sealed Biosphere" in "Real Time."		# '''The 'Dome' Design AI''': (See Article 08). An AI that "Optimizes" "Ecological Balance" inside a "Sealed Biosphere" in "Real Time."
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{{BloomIntro}}
Paraterraforming and Domed World-Building is the "Study of the Interior Universe"—the investigation of the "Engineering and Architectural Strategy" (~1980s–Future) of "Creating" "Habitable Environments" **"Inside"** "Sealed Structures" (Domes, Cylinders, Tubes) on "Alien Worlds" rather than "Modifying" the "Entire Planet" (Full Terraforming, see Article 716). While **Terraforming** "Transforms" "The Planet," **Paraterraforming** "Transforms" **"A Volume Inside the Planet."** From "O'Neill Cylinders" and "Domed Cities" to "Subsurface Biospheres" and "Rotating Habitats," this field explores the "Engineering of Miniature Worlds." It is the science of "Contained Ecologies," explaining why "Building a World Inside a World" "Might Be" "Faster," "Safer," and "More Ethical" than "Changing" the "Host Planet" — and how **"The Interior"** "Might" "Become" the "Home" of "Civilizations."

== Remembering ==
* '''Paraterraforming''' — (Richard Taylor, 1992). "The Practice" of "Enclosing" "A Large Area" of a "Planetary Surface" in a "Sealed Habitat" and "Terraforming" **"Only That Interior Volume."**
* '''O'Neill Cylinder''' — (Gerard K. O'Neill, 1976). "A Large" "Rotating Space Habitat" (Cylinder shape) that "Uses" **"Centrifugal Force"** to "Simulate Gravity."
* '''Bernal Sphere''' — (John Desmond Bernal, 1929). An "Earlier Concept" of a "Self-Contained Space Habitat" in the "Sphere" shape.
* '''Dome City''' — "The Simplest" "Paraterraforming" "Concept": a "Transparent" or "Semi-Transparent" "Dome" "Covering" a "Crater" or "Valley" and "Providing" "Earth-Like Atmosphere."
* '''Interior World''' — The "Entire" "Enclosed Volume" of a **Paraterraformed** "Structure": "Contains" "Its Own" "Weather," "Ecology," and "Architecture."
* '''Centrifugal Gravity''' — "The Simulation" of "Gravity" in **"Rotating Habitats"** by the "Outward Force" "Experienced" by "Objects" in a "Spinning Structure."
* '''Closed Biosphere''' — (See Article 717). A "Self-Sustaining" "Ecological System" "Inside" a "Sealed Volume" with "No" "External Input" "Required" (besides 'Energy').
* '''Biosphere 2''' — (See Article 732). "The Real-World" **"Test"** of a "Sealed Biosphere" in "Arizona" (1991-1993): "Encountered" "CO₂ Management Issues" but "Taught" "Vital Lessons."
* '''Stanford Torus''' — "A 1974" "NASA Design" for a "Ring-Shaped" "Rotating" "Space Habitat" holding **10,000 People.**
* '''Island Three''' — (O'Neill). "The Largest" "Proposed" **"O'Neill Cylinder"** "Habitat": "32 km Long," "8 km Diameter," holding "Millions of People."

== Understanding ==
Paraterraforming is understood through '''Containment''' and '''Simulation'''.

'''1. The "Bubble" Strategy (Containment)''':
"Easier than changing a Planet."
* (See Article 716). "Full Terraforming" of "Mars" "Takes" **"Thousands of Years."**
* **Paraterraforming** a "Martian Crater" with a "Dome" "Takes" **"Decades."**
* "The Inside" "Provides" "Earth-like Pressure," "Temperature," and "Atmosphere" **"Immediately."**
* "The Planet Outside" "Remains Unchanged."
* "Safety" is **"A Dome."**

'''2. The "Gravity" Trick (Rotation)''':
"Centrifugal force feels like Weight."
* (See Article 717). "Long-Duration" "Weightlessness" **"Destroys"** "Human Bone," "Muscle," and "Cardiovascular Health."
* **"Rotating Habitats"** "Provide" **"Artificial Gravity"** by "Making" "Objects" "Press" "Against" the "Outer Wall."
* A **Cylinder** "Rotating" at the "Right Speed" "Feels" "Exactly Like" "Standing" on "Earth's Surface."
* "Gravity" is **"A Spin."**

'''3. The "Living" Interior (Ecology)''':
"A world in miniature."
* (See Article 718). **O'Neill Cylinders** "Are" "Large Enough" to "Have" "Their Own Weather" — "Clouds," "Rain," "Wind."
* "They Can" "Support" "Agriculture," "Forests," and "Cities."
* "The 'Sky'" "Is" the "Opposite Wall" of the "Cylinder" — "Looking Up" means "Seeing" the "City" above you.
* "Home" is **"A Pocket Universe."**

'''The 'Island One' Design (1976)'''': (Gerard K. O'Neill). "A Detailed" "Engineering Blueprint" for a "Space Habitat" "Built" "From" **"Asteroid Materials"** (see Article 688). It proved that "Large-Scale" "Off-World Habitation" is **"Physically Feasible"** using "Known Engineering."

== Applying ==
'''Modeling 'The Paraterraforming Radius' (Calculating 'Population Capacity' from Dome Volume):'''
<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
import math

def calculate_dome_capacity(radius_km, floors=1, m2_per_person=100):
"""
Shows how big a Dome needs to be to sustain a city.
"""
# Floor area = pi * r^2 for a hemispherical dome
base_area_m2 = math.pi * (radius_km * 1000) ** 2
total_area_m2 = base_area_m2 * floors
population = int(total_area_m2 / m2_per_person)

if population > 1_000_000:
return f"STATUS: MEGA-DOME CITY. (Radius: {radius_km}km. Population: {population:,}. A full metropolis)."
elif population > 10_000:
return f"STATUS: TOWN-DOME. (Population: {population:,}. A small self-sustaining community)."
else:
return f"STATUS: OUTPOST-DOME. (Population: {population:,}. Research station scale)."

# Case: A 1km radius multi-story dome on Mars
print(calculate_dome_capacity(1, floors=10))
</syntaxhighlight>

; Engineering Landmarks
: '''O'Neill's ''The High Frontier'' (1976)''' → "The Definitive" "Technical Blueprint" for **"Space Habitats"** that "Inspired" "A Generation" of "Engineers."
: '''NASA 'Summer Study' (1975)''' → "The First" "Official" "Government Study" of **"Large Space Habitats"** (Stanford Torus / Island One).
: '''Biosphere 2''' → (See Article 732). "The Only" "Full-Scale" **"Closed Biosphere"** "Ever Attempted" — the "Lesson-Giver."
: '''Bezos' Blue Origin Vision''' → "Jeff Bezos" "Explicitly" "Envisions" **"O'Neill Cylinders"** as the "Future" of "Human Settlement" — "Not Mars."

== Analyzing ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Full Terraforming vs. Paraterraforming
! Feature !! Full Terraforming (Planet-Scale) !! Paraterraforming (Dome/Cylinder)
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| Timescale || "Centuries to Millennia" || "Decades"
|-
| Resource Requirement || "Planetary-scale (Asteroids, Energy)" || "Manageable (ISRU + Rocketry)"
|-
| Planetary Impact || "Irreversible (Transforms entire world)" || "Reversible (Leave native world intact)"
|-
| Population Limit || "Billions (eventually)" || "Millions per structure"
|-
| Analogy || 'Renovating the whole building' || 'Building a terrarium inside'
|}

'''The Concept of "The Interior Civilization"''': Analyzing "The Philosophy." (See Article 699). If "Most" of "Humanity" "Lives" "Inside" "Structures" rather than "On" "Planets," the **"Concept of a World"** "Changes." "The 'Outside'" "Becomes" "The Void." "The 'Home'" "Becomes" **"An Artifact."** "Culture" "Is" **"Constructed,"** not "Found." "Nature" "Becomes" **"A Design."**

== Evaluating ==
Evaluating Paraterraforming:
# '''Psychology''': Can "Humans" "Thrive" "Long-Term" **"Enclosed"** in "Artificial Environments" (see Article 715)?
# '''Scalability''': Can we "Ever" "Build" "O'Neill Cylinders" **"Large Enough"** to "Satisfy" "Human Desire" for "Open Space"?
# '''Ethics''': (See Article 716). Is "Paraterraforming" **"More Ethical"** than "Full Terraforming" because it "Leaves" the "Host Planet" "Intact"?
# '''Impact''': How will "Living in a Dome" "Change" **"Human Art"** and **"Religion"**?

== Creating ==
Future Frontiers:
# '''The 'Dome' Design AI''': (See Article 08). An AI that "Optimizes" **"Ecological Balance"** inside a "Sealed Biosphere" in "Real Time."
# '''VR 'O'Neill Cylinder' Life''': (See Article 604). A "Walkthrough" of a **"Rotating Island Three"** where you "Look Up" to "See" the "City Arching" "Over Your Head."
# '''The 'Biosphere' Operations Ledger''': (See Article 533). A "Blockchain" for **"Tracking"** "All Biosphere Inputs/Outputs" in "Real-Time" for "Ecological Stability."
# '''Global 'Interior World' Rights Council''': (See Article 630). A "Planetary Agreement" on the **"Governance"** and **"Rights"** of "Citizens" in "Off-World Paraterraformed Habitats."

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