> I think stegosaurus's idea is that a sufficiently motivated government or billionaire could make that land attractive to urbanites. I don't think they can. C

> I think stegosaurus's idea is that a sufficiently motivated government or billionaire could make that land attractive to urbanites. I don't think they can. China tried: http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/marketplace-25/chinas-economic-boom-leaves-trail-ghost-cities http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/marketplace-25/china...