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Cities are our future, but are we building the right future?
The construction of an Ultra Compact City
Underground Roads: Breaking the Paradox of Intensification
Compact, densely populated cities are more productive places to live
Ultra Compact facilitates mixed usage developments
Get people to live downtown!
Ultra Compact would give lower overall costs
Doing the Engineering
Policies required to create successful Ultra Compact Cities
An Ultra Compact City would be a really pleasant place to live
“All roads underground? Crazy.”
“This is dystopian Le Corbusier on acid!”
“If this is so smart, why haven’t anyone done this before?”
“Wouldn’t underground roads be really expensive?”
“Where shall we park all the cars?”
“Wouldn’t the energy consumption of underground roads be enormous?”
“Wouldn’t the tunnels be unpleasant and polluted?”
“What about fires or earthquakes?”
“Doesn’t dense cities create more crime and poverty?”
Cons of an Ultra Compact City, summarised
Money Matters
Climate Change Emissions should be Taxed
The Carbon Tax must be ramped up slowly
Letting GDP growth pay for decarbonizing the economy
The flaws of regulations, subsidies and cap’n trade
Carbon pricing is a better way to reduce emissions than green subsidies
“Cap-and-Trade” is market misuse
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
“Cap-and-Trade” is inefficient and gives the wrong incentives
The environmentalists’ circular “Growth is Bad” argument
Bank deposits should be backed by state guarantee – 100% Unlimited
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Let’s build cities for people – not cars
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April 25, 2012
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bluesteel
http://whatmatters.mckinseydigital.com/cities/let-s-build-cities-for-people-not-cars
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