I'm based in Dublin city, currently trying to buy a home somewhere that lets me live as car-free an existence as possible. I'm avoiding reclaimed land and low-

I'm based in Dublin city, currently trying to buy a home somewhere that lets me live as car-free an existence as possible. I'm avoiding reclaimed land and low-lying areas (of which there is a lot in the city), because they're probably going to flood more regularly, and getting flooded is awful. I'm not going to move to the countryside because (for my lifestyle at least) living in a fairly dense urban area is much more environmentally friendly than buying a one-off house in the countryside, driving everywhere, and getting stuff (water, electricity, online shopping etc) delivered relatively long distances out to me. I don't have the time, energy, expertise or inclination to grow my own food on my own land, so it's much more efficient to let farmers do the farming, and just walk or cycle to the grocers and supermarkets to pick up what I need. Irish agriculture could be a lot greener as an industry, but that's a topic for another day. Same goes for mains water versus finding patch of land with my own well in it. Economies of scale exist, and the environment will benefit from my using them.