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The thing that bugs me is there is so much development in the Arabian peninsula, which is so uninhabitable, when there's really not much development comparatively in Australia, which is like half as difficult and less crappy weather. There's currently 4 times as many people on the Arabian peninsula as there is in Australia, and that frankly is really scary.
These design visions aren't simply pet projects, underneath them is this realization that the Arabian peninsula could have widespread collapse if things like water start to have a lot of hiccups. So there's this veneer of luxury on top of frantic scrambling for how to make this place still livable in 2060.
Add to all this the coffers are starting to dry up. OPEC is continually losing power and with the US and Guyana turning on the oil / gas taps hard core, they could potentially have a long decline in total revenue as supplies become flooded.
The thing that bugs me is there is so much development in the Arabian peninsula, which is so uninhabitable, when there's really not much development comparatively in Australia, which is like half as difficult and less crappy weather. There's currently 4 times as many people on the Arabian peninsula as there is in Australia, and that frankly is really scary.
These design visions aren't simply pet projects, underneath them is this realization that the Arabian peninsula could have widespread collapse if things like water start to have a lot of hiccups. So there's this veneer of luxury on top of frantic scrambling for how to make this place still livable in 2060.
Add to all this the coffers are starting to dry up. OPEC is continually losing power and with the US and Guyana turning on the oil / gas taps hard core, they could potentially have a long decline in total revenue as supplies become flooded.
I think they just have a lot of money to burn on futuristic and innovative projects, and like to try out concepts that are seemingly impossible/difficult to implement. Sort of thinking outside the box.
Interesting that most futuristic cities are built in Asia.
But some problems already arrived:
the project has already run into problems, including with the land earmarked for its construction.
and have been quickly "resolved"
14 members of the Al-Howeitat tribe had been given prison sentences between 15 and 50 years.
At least three were sentenced to death for "peacefully resisting the forcible displacement of their tribe."
But some problems already arrived:
the project has already run into problems, including with the land earmarked for its construction.
and have been quickly "resolved"
14 members of the Al-Howeitat tribe had been given prison sentences between 15 and 50 years.
At least three were sentenced to death for "peacefully resisting the forcible displacement of their tribe."
When we lived in Arizona, 100+ degrees every day, all summer, we learned to go from air conditioned house to air conditioned car to air conditioned destination. This sounds similar except no cars.
Sure, but I think they just want to shock the world with their innovations.
Sounds like that's pretty much it. You can force pretty much anything into working, if you put enough resources into overcoming whatever fundamental issues there are with the design. In other words, if given sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. That doesn't make it a good idea.
If the linear city has a city center with important functions, the people living at the end of the line will by necessity live further away from those than they would in, say, a star-shaped layout. If you were looking for a city layout that maximizes travel distances, this would seem to be it.
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