DELTAPOLIS – the smartest “Smart-City”

Of all the many “Smart-City” projects either proposed or being built, none has all these smart benefits…

• MODESTLY-SIZED – not impracticably enormous (e.g., “Shimuzu Mega-City Pyramid” and all other “Arcologies”)
• REALISTIC – not fabulously costly whimsy (e.g., Vincent Callebaut’s “Lilypad” and all other floating-city dreams)
• NOT IDEALISTIC FUZZY-MINDED FANTASY – e.g., “The Venus Project”
• TEMPLATE – could be easily and widely replicated, thus benefitting from economy of scale
• ECONOMICAL TO BUILD – Pyramids require shallower foundations and a lighter frame than vertical buildings, which are a constant challenge to gravity.  Less building materials req’d, possibly utilising “engineered timber” with pre-fab “slot-in” apartments. 
• AFFORDABLE RENTS – for people on normal salaries – not simply a bolthole for the super-rich
• eliminates URBAN SPRAWL which is monotonous, wasteful and unsustainable 
• eliminates NOISE & DUST of motor traffic and endless “road-improvement” projects
• NATURE ZONE – tree cover of at least 30%, more than double the UK average 
• MILLION-DOLLAR VIEWS from every apartment
• SHELTER from the elements – never have to face inclement weather
• EARTHQUAKE, STORM, FLOOD & FIRE safety
• VIRTUAL ISLANDS – therefore virtually CRIME FREE 
• TOURISM POTENTIAL – Build it and they will PAY to come and see it..! 
• TERRORIST PROOF – double-layered airport-style security control  
• CHILD SAFE – no adult supervision necessary – no school run, no traffic, no lurking pedophiles, etc.
• SELF-WORTH enhanced by belonging to a genuine community 
• ECO-FOOTPRINT greatly reduced
• QUALITY OF LIFE enhanced
• BEAUTIFIES & ENHANCES the landscape and conserves wildlife
• many, many more benefits can be viewed HERE