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By 2050 Around 75% of All the World's Population Will be Urban. Is This a Good Thing?

posted by janrinok on Friday July 10 2015, @05:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the depends-where-you-want-to-be dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Population density, when done right, is a great tool to make people happier, give them more opportunities (social, economic, cultural, etc) and reduce their environmental footprint. A big part of it is that you can reduce the amount of pollution caused by transportation and housing, the two biggest resource sinks, with walkable neighborhoods and mass transit, as well as smaller dwellings (but the city becomes your living room and playground, so the actual "living area" can be much larger than for those living in some exurb in a McMansion...).

Design makes all the difference. Central Park is designed such that tens of thousands of people can be in it at once, but you never see more than a score. Nanjing Road in Shanghai is, however, Blade Runner. Or are there only two kinds, Country Mouse and City Mouse?

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Friday July 10 2015, @01:30PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Friday July 10 2015, @01:30PM (#207420) Journal

    In the city there are a lot of services for the elderly. Meals on Wheels, Senior Centers, etc. Lots of museums and cultural events, many of them free. Everything you need is within a block or two, so no need to drive.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by M. Baranczak on Friday July 10 2015, @01:55PM

    by M. Baranczak (1673) on Friday July 10 2015, @01:55PM (#207434)
    That last bit is really the most important one. If you live in the country, and you can't drive a car because of failing eyesight or arthritis, then you better hope there are some relatives who live nearby and still like you.