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Kinda curious now, are there other examples of cities like this? Rome? Jakarta?
by distribot 6y ago
Kinda curious now, are there other examples of cities like this? Rome? Jakarta?
- umeshunni 6y agoFunny you mention Jakarta. Indonesia is also moving its capital out of Jakarta https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718234878/indonesia-plans-to-move-its-capital-out-of-jakarta-a-city-thats-sinking https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718234878/indonesia-plans-to-... https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.00005/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.0000...
- ars 6y agoJerusalem probably.
- distribot 6y agoJerusalem definitely has the age, but it's never struck me as a place of intense urban activity. Am I wrong?
- ars 6y agoDepends where you go. The old city maybe not, but head to the rapidly growing neighborhoods on the edges of the city, and construction doesn't stop. They keep growing the city larger and larger. Leave for 20 years and come back, and you don't recognize the scenery anymore. Actually that's true in the old city as well - there is a huge commercial sector and it's very dynamic and alive.