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Nope, the Netherlands is one of the densest countries in the world and it’s below sea level. Sprawl is not necessary.

• munificent 7y ago
  > it’s below sea level. Sea level has nothing to do with it. Orlando is 82' above sea level. Average July temperature in Amsterdam is 54-68°F. In Orlando, it is 76-92°F. It feels good to be outside in the Netherlands. It definitely does not feel good to be outside in Florida most of the year, unless you're in a swimsuit in the shade. As far as water goes, as I said in my comment, what matters is rain. Peak precipitation in Amsterdam is December, with about 2.4 inches accumulating in the month. Peak in Orlando is July, with 6.0 inches accumulating. But the important number of urban planning is peak rainfall. Florida has a monsoon season which means intense but short-lived rain. You can get flash-flood levels of rain and then have it sunny two hours later. The highest single-day rainfall in Orlando was 8.19 inches. In most places, a couple of inches of rain in a single day is a 100-year storm. In Florida, that's a Tuesday.
  • viburnum 7y ago
    There are plenty of walkable cities that manage monsoon rains in Japan and Korean. It's completely possible for people to get around without having to move five thousand pounds of metal with them.