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"Density is by far more climate-sustainable (as well as more environmentally sustainable in other ways) than sprawl." Care to back that up?
by EricE 6y ago
"Density is by far more climate-sustainable (as well as more environmentally sustainable in other ways) than sprawl."
Care to back that up?
- mcguire 6y agoWell, certainly bacteria and viruses have an easier time getting around.
- robrenaud 6y agoYeah, but there is not going to be a vaccine for global warming.
- xenocyon 6y agoIt is quite a well-established and uncontroversial fact; here is one article of many that discuss this: https://phys.org/news/2014-01-carbon-footprint-reveal-urban-suburban.html https://phys.org/news/2014-01-carbon-footprint-reveal-urban-...
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- ric2b 6y agoTransportation costs for everything go down, including food, water, electricity, etc. Public transit becomes viable and, if well managed, superior to driving a car. People tend to walk more instead of relying on vehicles for everything. Buildings and roads can serve more people per material used. I could go on, but having things close to each other makes using and bringing those things together cheaper.