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Imagine the scale of the gaping maw left behind after a century of quarrying for high quality stone to support modern city construction.
by rch 6y ago
Imagine the scale of the gaping maw left behind after a century of quarrying for high quality stone to support modern city construction.
- Gravityloss 6y agoConcrete materials come from somewhere as well. But yes, if the material would cost more, it would be used more sparingly. Maybe I come from a country that has plenty of solid rock to go around.
- rch 6y agoWhile not my field at all, I would imagine that given the relatively generic character of the source material required for concrete it might be easier to find suitable locations for extraction. Although I seem to recall reading about potential shortages for certain types of sand, so maybe I'm wrong about that. Generally speaking, whenever specific qualities of a raw material become linked to its intended use, the market becomes more willing to accept negative externalities in its procurement.