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An architect friend of mine asserts that except for the everything-in-one-big-building thing we already have arcologies, they're just called traditional Europea

• cultus 6y ago
  It's amazing how dense old cities are, despite having buildings usually less than 5 stories. Far less resource-intensive and human-scale than 50-story buildings. The density is essentially free, they just don't have room for everyone to have their own car. That's a good thing though. Personal cars, even electric ones, are unsustainable, and walking or cycling is healthy and fun.
• oh_sigh 6y ago
  Where does the ecology come into play? At best European towns concentrate humanity so that ecology can exist outside of towns.