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> Even without the regulations, the level of destruction is hard to understand. It's not only in Japan. I've seen this in other Asian countries as well. Perfec
by anticodon 3y ago
> Even without the regulations, the level of destruction is hard to understand.
It's not only in Japan. I've seen this in other Asian countries as well. Perfectly good and relatively new building is destroyed to build another building that is not very different in size/structure.
I guess, it's something different in attitude towards environment. E.g. I wouldn't like my city to be rebuilt constantly. I like old buildings, history related to them. In Asia they probably feel different.
- blitzar 3y agoI have renovated properties before. It can be far cheaper (like half the cost) to bulldoze a property and rebuild it from scratch, especially if you are trying to update to sensible modern standards from 60's/70's/80's "standards".
- michaelt 3y agoI suspect there's a self-sustaining cycle. If you know the building will be torn down in 20 years, there's no point in spending $$$ on maintainability and long-life building materials. And hence after 20 years, it might be thoroughly worn out.