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... Not rocket science ... You reduced a complex problem to a simple short term solution. Too many people act like we have infinite land, Earth isn't getting an
by afinlayson 7y ago
... Not rocket science ... You reduced a complex problem to a simple short term solution. Too many people act like we have infinite land, Earth isn't getting any bigger. There are also consequences to policies that assume you can always build out further and further. By building on more farm land, you might reduce the amount of grown food and produce more chemical food. This leads to obesity. Which means people need more room... etc. Living further from your job means your commute is longer, meaning we need to get more foreign oil.
If America has 2 Billion people in 100 years, building a little further away won't work, it doesn't scale. Cities need to build better cities that allow people to have the space they need and get to the jobs they have. Where they don't need to be commuting 2 hours each way.
- sien 7y agoIt's not short term. The US, like most developing countries, will probably follow Japan with population decrease in the next 50-60 years. Fertility is below replacement in most developed countries and as other countries get richer immigration is likely to decline. The earth's population is probably going to peak this century and start declining. In addition the increase depends on massive increases in Africa which may not happen due to technology like mobile phones and better education for women.