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dmaestro
06-Mar-12, 22:29
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I am not the expert but my thoughts are:
planning commissions need to assess the capability of the city area to provide the resources and services for the projected population.
If the capability falls short, then populations need to be discouraged from moving into the city. Or, in some cases, it may be possible to build the facilities or import the resources (such as water). Where that is not possible, however, then strong discouragements need to be made to stop immigration into the city.
Where the capability is equal to or in excess of the need, then a time line of priorities needs to be created for projects to provide the needed infrastructure or resource. The time-line, of course, means a list of priorities and due dates along with realistic funding sources.
The success of planning commissions in these areas depends on the basic government having the ability to trust and act on recommendations. And, recommendations need to be based on accurate evaluations and research.
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dmaestro
07-Mar-12, 18:05
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I certainly agree, and for better or worse, larger cities are here to stay. I see here www.telegraph.co.uk that China is planning a mega city of over 42 million people, exceeding long time number one Tokyo which has a little over 35M. There are advantages in terms of efficiency, and to all appearances Tokyo actually works www.google.com but risks are high as well. Health issues such as epidemics, wide economic and social disparities, and the risk of so many being dependent on an infrastructure providing food and water, energy, etc. being forced to fend for themselves in a natural or man made disaster is a cause of concern.
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... in so many cultures, big cities are where the jobs are ... in bad economies, folks flock to the cities ... most large cities do not have satisfactory planning (e.g., Mexico City) which results in huge areas absent of infrastructure and sated with disease. I'm rather pessimistic in the ability of most cultures to adapt to the the attractions of urban life. Softy, how would you discourage urban attractions?
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