[p2p-research] "We need more megalopolises"

[Samuel Rose]

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:12 AM, M. Fioretti <mfioretti at nexaima.net> wrote:
> Still reading it, haven't a real opinion yet:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/magazine/19Urban_West-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
>
> The reason I'm inviting to read it on a list like this is this
> paragraph:
>
>        [West] suggests, for instance, that modern cities are the real
>        centers of sustainability. According to the data, people who
>        live in densely populated places require less heat in the
>        winter and need fewer miles of asphalt per capita... Small
>        communities might look green, but they consume a
>        disproportionate amount of everything. As a result, West
>        argues, creating a more sustainable society will require our
>        big cities to get even bigger. We need more megalopolises.
>
> comments are very welcome
>

I am hedging some bets on this. Existing cities need some serious work
towards creating technical and biological cycles that residents can
participate in, however. And, politically, everything cannot continue
to be geared towards the most moneyed real estate owners, financiers
and industrialists. It's very possible now to begin to arrange things
on a neighborhood scale so that people who live in cities can have
more of a stake in the outcomes of their cities. The largest barrier
has always been in the minds of people who believe it is not possible
for them.




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