[stextbox id=’black’]Science-fiction movies such as “Soylent Green” and “Logan’s Run” (and other more recent ones) invariably portray futuristic cities as over-crowded post-apocalyptic dystopias teeming with frightened downtrodden denizens forced to work as slaves by an evil fascist dictator and his heavily-armed thugs.
HIGH POPULATION DENSITY is widely considered un-desirable – and yet the most densely-populated London suburb – Kensington and Chelsea – is also the MOST EXPENSIVE..!
[stextbox id=’info’]How many of the millions who visit BARCELONA and enjoy its cosmopolitan atmosphere realise that it is the MOST DENSELY-POPULATED CITY IN EUROPE..?
The “City Within a Building” idea evokes negative reactions because people tend to associate high population density with a lack of privacy and CROWDS of people milling around – a hectic, stressful and noisy place in which to live.
The most annoying critic is the type – usually a woman – that vents mindlessly irrational and emotion-driven snarls like “so you want to FORCE everyone to live in a human hive?”. “Mindlessly irrational” because – over and over again – I have made it abundantly clear that living in an Oasis City will be a voluntary lifestyle choice.
Mark my words..! The time will soon come when such carpers will be fighting tooth-and-nail for the chance to live in a “human hive” like the one above.
Most will be disappointed as demand will far exceed supply for decades to come..!
[stextbox id=’info’]CRUISE SHIPS – generally considered the most relaxing holiday choice – are about 10x more densely-populated than what OASIS CITIES would be..!
“Oasis of the Seas” (pictured above) and its 4 sister superliners can accommodate >6000 passengers in considerable luxury – no bunk beds these days, even the cheapest “state rooms” have full-size beds..!
If one of these “floating cities” was beached on land, its “footprint” would be about 20,000 m2 (2 hectares), so 70 of them could fit into Hyde Park (140 hectares). With a full passenger load its population density (excluding crew), is 300,000 per km2, or about 25 x greater than the densest parts of central London…!
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