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New cities are happening, just not in North America. Consider Astana (Kazakhstan), Ordos (China), Shenzhen (China). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana https
by rocky1138 10y ago
New cities are happening, just not in North America.
Consider Astana (Kazakhstan), Ordos (China), Shenzhen (China).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordos_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordos_City
- kafkaesq 10y agoWhich is precisely my point -- you might want to look at how the regimes like those in charge of Kazakhstan and China operate. In particular, as to how they "leverage" their populations complying with these grand futuristic visions. Not to mention the... ironic outcomes of some of these spectacular initiatives: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18646243 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-18646243