Post on 15-Jul-2015
CITY OF THE FUTURE
my views are heavily influenced by science fiction, dystopia and cyberpunk ideas
and therefore may not sound very optimistic
1.CITIES TODAY
SYDNEY
MOSCOW
MADRID
SINGAPORE
these cities are different with one of a kind architecture, unique population and culture
but there is one important aspect, that is the same: air
air gives us the feeling of freedom visit the nearest park and make a deep breath raise your head and youll always see the sky
2. CHANGES
nowadays humanity is facing many threats
population is growing rapidly
global warming melts the ice and water takes away land
mankind is polluting wast territories, making them uninhabitable
pretty encouraging, isn't it? here are just two examples of what
humanity already achieved
HONG KONG
TOKYO
raise your head and youll see nothing street noise follows you everywhere
fresh air is a dream living becomes a challenge
3. FUTURE
future technology level will allow humankind to build overpopulated cities a second floor: horizontal wall between two worlds
lower cityshelter for the working class
nightlife heaven with threatening crime rates no sunbeam for years
atmosphere tastes like sewers
upper citybasically, a blend of Manhattan and Silicon Valley,
example of perfect balance between nature and human all flavoured with the latest technologies
striking difference what is it?
a return to medieval estates order?
here is how complete city looks like
complete city looks like that
beautiful outside full of human vice inside
4. NOT SO APPEALING?
to prevent this worst case scenario we should follow a few simple steps
respect nature develop eco-consciousness since school compensate the damage to environment
develop negative attitude to consumerism concept (hard one) encourage companies to invest in sustainable development
these steps will probably help to preserve the nature and therefore bypass the need of the citys second floor
because, seriously, who would like to live in a city like that?
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