Countries around the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Communications.
True because cities have parks, roads, rivers, business, industrial or municipal areas that can’t or shouldn’t be used for housing. But there are neighborhoods almost as dense. Yorkville in NYC has more than 60.000 inhabitants per square kilometer. 160 acres is about 0.65 square kilometers.
As someone who grew up in Suburbia I can say that higher density would be better since it was more kids to play with nearby. We should make sure that there’s a park within walking distance of dense housing going forward I think, since if you don’t have a private car the park is a reasonable ask, especially since it’s probably going to be even better than some dumb piece of grass anyways
Absolutely, I’m not US and I have no experience with megacities, but I am trying to find ways to build cities that better match our needs going forward. I don’t know if the American car dependent suburbia is what is needed either.
As for parks in dense cityscapes, I’ve listened to clever architects who’ve discovered statistical regression claim that parks are more valuable per square meter the smaller they are… And while true in and of itself, it asks the question, how small is the minimum for them to be usable? Humans that experience greenery (even arranged) daily are healthier both mentally and physically. Where is the cut off?
This person is obviously assuming the norms and economic equilibrium of 20th century America is a universal when in reality I was a historical arberation that’s dragging on because the people from that era are still the ones clinging to power. Like yeah I get there was an old socially accepted life script but that is gone forever now, time to grow up and build a better world.
I am however intrigued by the idea of having a couple blocks cordoned off as some 18+ public sex Kink sex toy District, that actually sounds kind of fun
Manhattan has a lot of Office Buildings which brings down the average, people commute in their from over 100 miles away so you can have a lot of office workers in a space with a permanent population that’s much lower
40k on 160 acres is more density than any city that currently exists…
True because cities have parks, roads, rivers, business, industrial or municipal areas that can’t or shouldn’t be used for housing. But there are neighborhoods almost as dense. Yorkville in NYC has more than 60.000 inhabitants per square kilometer. 160 acres is about 0.65 square kilometers.
Ouch. And how many of those are children?
Edit: What? Has nobody reflected on the fact that urban environments are for grown ups only?
As someone who grew up in Suburbia I can say that higher density would be better since it was more kids to play with nearby. We should make sure that there’s a park within walking distance of dense housing going forward I think, since if you don’t have a private car the park is a reasonable ask, especially since it’s probably going to be even better than some dumb piece of grass anyways
Absolutely, I’m not US and I have no experience with megacities, but I am trying to find ways to build cities that better match our needs going forward. I don’t know if the American car dependent suburbia is what is needed either.
As for parks in dense cityscapes, I’ve listened to clever architects who’ve discovered statistical regression claim that parks are more valuable per square meter the smaller they are… And while true in and of itself, it asks the question, how small is the minimum for them to be usable? Humans that experience greenery (even arranged) daily are healthier both mentally and physically. Where is the cut off?
If they’re for grown ups, then there aren’t enough sex toy shops and kink spaces.
This person is obviously assuming the norms and economic equilibrium of 20th century America is a universal when in reality I was a historical arberation that’s dragging on because the people from that era are still the ones clinging to power. Like yeah I get there was an old socially accepted life script but that is gone forever now, time to grow up and build a better world.
I am however intrigued by the idea of having a couple blocks cordoned off as some 18+ public sex Kink sex toy District, that actually sounds kind of fun
I stole the image from fuckcars so yeah. Its a no roads kinda deal.
It is even substantially higher than Manhattan (~27000 people/km²)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Manhattan
Manhattan has a lot of Office Buildings which brings down the average, people commute in their from over 100 miles away so you can have a lot of office workers in a space with a permanent population that’s much lower