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And Tokyo is in a huge water crisis and could very soon run out of fresh drinking water for all of their citizens. California, with substantially fewer people m
by freehunter 9y ago
And Tokyo is in a huge water crisis and could very soon run out of fresh drinking water for all of their citizens. California, with substantially fewer people moving in, is already in a water shortage. Do you think they can support Toyko-style housing numbers?
I say this as someone who lives in the one of the states that West Coast politicians want to steal the water from. Instead of shipping our water across the country to feed the desert, you can... you know... just move here. So the water is fed back where it came from.
- davidw 9y agoMost of the water in CA goes to agricultural uses if I'm not mistaken. Denser cities are far more efficient in environmental terms: no lawns, less fossil fuel usage and so on. Sure, some jobs will go elsewhere, but there are big returns to being where everyone else is. This book does a good job explaining why: https://amzn.to/2KymJj6 https://amzn.to/2KymJj6
- jakelarkin 9y ago85%+ of available water in California goes to commercial agriculture SF residents use 50 gallons/day of water. Compared to 85 gal/day average across the state.
- sbov 9y agoI live in a suburb of LA and roughly 70% of my yearly water consumption goes to irrigation. Another 5% goes to the pool. You could rip all that out, quadruple the density, and get the same water usage.
- rb808 9y agoSure but this is a great example of why you'd want to push back against increasing density. Surely your life is better with the pool and space. Why encourage growing the population of the city? Its not like there aren't lots of other places in the US to live.
- stale2002 9y agoResidential water never made up any significant portion of water usage. Feel free to take long showers, and water your lawn. It is a literal "drop in the bucket" when compared to the actual large industrial water users.