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I'm not sure what you're trying to say about the Netherlands. Actually I have a lot of family in towns around Amsterdam. Nimby rules are much higher than Bay Ar
by rr888 4y ago
I'm not sure what you're trying to say about the Netherlands. Actually I have a lot of family in towns around Amsterdam. Nimby rules are much higher than Bay Area, development is impossible in most of the land which is why there are big green belts and low density villages. And it rains regularly so no shortage of water.
- oblio 4y agoThe other comments have just said that the water shortage is not caused by people living there, it's due to agriculture and industry. Nothing to do with cities. What I'm saying is that for how much money there is in the Bay Area, it is comparatively crap to other top metro areas around the world. Is there even a city from the Bay Area in the top most liveable cities in the world?
- rr888 4y ago100 years ago the population of California was 3.4 mil vs 6.7 mil in the Netherlands. Today California has 40 mil vs 17 mil. The problem is not "too many restrictions on development" its too much development, which has ruined the quality of life. You want to add more people? How many more?
- oblio 4y agoThe Netherlands is about 43k sqkm. California is 430k sqkm. You do the math :-) It's bad development, not development itself. Car centric, bad public transport, low population densities in cities, etc.
- rr888 4y ago> It's bad development, not development itself. Car centric, bad public transport, low population densities in cities, etc. If its so bad, how come its so expensive and people want to move there? The population of Amsterdam is the same as it was 60 years ago. It isn't popular, I'm not sure why you think its a good model - esp as it restricts development so strictly.