Small Fish, Big Pond

Super awesome future cities to colonize the desert!

I came up with that headline, and I think it should be name of the program that the US creates to get this happening (and the name of the first city). The article focuses on water conservation but I just think it would be a great way to make human habitation in the extreme locals that make up a major portion of the earth the most efficient and enjoyable it can be.

I love stuff like this. Back in the 1950’s and 60’s America dreamed that by the new millennium this type of future would exist. Then our generation dropped the ball and focused on more glut, less tech. A few people have kept alive the dream but that’s all anybody thinks of it anymore… a dream.

We have the technology to make stuff like this happen, the benefits and utility savings of a city built like this are well understood. I know first hand how hydroponic farming can maximize food output with restricted space and resources. The issue of equipment micromanaging a micro climate like this may have been a stumbling block in the past, but the computers of today would make it a piece of cake. Paolo Soleri and people who have followed his footsteps have explored Arcology concepts that maximize the efficient use of area while maximizing the feel of open space.

Seriously, we should jump on this now while it’s easy. If movies have taught me anything it’s that we need to build futuristic worlds now so when the world is packed with our fast reproducing moron offspring, they’ll have a world that can sustain them.

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Hat tip Gizmodo. And it’s more Logan’s Run than Dune.