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Don't underestimate the power of green space. Having small homes in the middle of lawn, trees, and plants is much better than having small apartments in a dens
by adekok 12y ago
Don't underestimate the power of green space. Having small homes in the middle of lawn, trees, and plants is much better than having small apartments in a dense apartment building.
There's still the problem of services / jobs, of course. But that's a bit separate.
- normloman 12y agoWhat preserves greenspace more: 1000 people living in a tower block, or 1000 people, each with their own homes and lawns, sprawling across an entire suburban neighborhood? Of course, it's not as simple as that. Greenspace is important, which is why cities have parks.
- nilkn 12y agoA lot of suburban neighborhoods are surprisingly not actually all that green: small yards, no trees (because they were all bulldozed and the residents, having exhausted themselves to buy the McMansion, can't really afford to re-do the landscaping from scratch), small backyards, houses crammed next to each other. And don't forget the very large paved roads to accommodate lines of parked vehicles on the side of the road (because naturally once you have a garage you just hoard crap in it and then park your three cars on the street) and all the armored tank SUVs passing between them.
- WalterSear 12y agoI recommend you check out City of God to see what happens when people are housed away from economic centers - a necessity for suburban lawns, trees and plants. Moreover, these things take time to care for, and money - something that is missing, or we wouldn't be having this conversation. It's ridiculous to suggest that services/jobs don't hinge on high population densities and efficient use of space.