unrealistic in such a high-demand area. This project could worsen inequality instead of providing actual solutions for Cancún’s housing or environmental challenges.
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unrealistic in such a high-demand area. This project could worsen inequality instead of providing actual solutions for Cancún’s housing or environmental challenges.
While Smart Forest City Cancún promises sustainability and affordability, its location in a luxury tourist hub makes me believe it will be the opposite of what it claims to be. It’s likely to attract wealthy tourists and investors more than local residents. The idea of affordable housing seems
disconnected from everyday urban life.
While this new city is presented as futuristic and visionary, it seems very exclusive and dominated by corporate control. With only around 100 + residents initially, mostly employees of Toyota Motor Corporation and select inventors, the city risks becoming an elite experimental enclave
of political ambition rather than a genuine solution to Indonesia’s urban and environmental crises.
The Nusantara project instead of solving Jakarta’s problems, risks creating new inequalities and ecological damage. The government’s focus on prestige over people ignores indigenous rights and environmental sustainability. It seems Nusantara will become an elitist half-finished symbol
social, and environmental sustainability. Most Egyptians won’t be able to afford housing, making it clear that the government is driven by profit motives rather than a commitment to the residents of Egypt.
Egypt’s New Administrative Capital and similar smart city initiatives, while promoting a “green” image, have largely neglected the deep socioeconomic inequalities shaping Egypt’s urban fabric. There needs to be a more comprehensive approach to urban development, one that equally prioritizes economic
since the number of tourists is much higher. It seems less like a sustainable solution and more like an exclusive enclave for the wealthy, isolating them from the impacts of climate change.
I agree with you, this new city feels more like a flashy business venture than a genuine effort to create a livable community. The article notes that Dogen City is designed to host 10,000 residents and 30,000 tourists, which clearly suggests profit takes precedence over quality of life,
that creating a utopian city is the solution to the growing wealth gap in America.
Marc Lore, who is the visionary behind Telosa, describes his ideology for his proposed city as "equitism," a reformed version of capitalism. Lore emphasizes that the new city plan won’t tax the rich more, but will instead share the wealth that citizens helped create. I don’t think however
made and the hefty price tag has stalled development. The dire housing shortage makes this project crucial.
In South Africa, decades after apartheid ended, many Capetonians are struggling to find affordable housing, so it’s good that there are plans to create an inclusive, mixed-use urban space offering a wide range of housing, educational and employment opportunities. However little progress has been
will be for wealthy individuals, rather than a hospital that provides healthcare to people of all socio-economic classes.
Vasily Klyukin's ship-themed hospital seems like something out of a utopian film. The article says the hospital will take care of the good mood and the healthy spirit, and visitors will feel more like guests on a cruise, rather than patients. It seems like if this project is ever complete, it
Billions are spent on ostentatious buildings with white marble facades and smart technology for the elite, while much of the population struggles with poverty and shortages. Authoritarian regimes use urban development as political power instead of addressing citizens’ real needs.
I think smaller-scale new city projects are more beneficial to communities than the large-scale developments we’ve studied in class. Because they’re human-scaled rather than sprawling, they can create more cohesive neighborhoods and encourage more social interaction.
by the Danube river.
from green sources. Unlike many new cities, public transport will be key, with several bus routes and stations of the M3 metro line nearby. I wonder, however, who will be able to afford to live here, and if the flood protection system will be sufficient in preventing floods since it is located
deliveries will be taken underground. There will be a direct, pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly connection between the river and the residents and visitors of this neighbourhood. Marina City will also focus on sustainability and energy efficiency with things such as solar panels and grid electricity
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Marina City in Budapest sounded very appealing. Residents can live near nature and water, without giving up their proximity to the city centre. I like how the area will become car-free, and the routes of service vehicles such as garbage trucks or food
the project. I also wonder how the large-scale construction might affect the coastal environment and whether the development’s sustainability goals can actually be achieved.
workplaces, leisure, entertainment, and cultural activities, all centered around a sprawling two million-square-meter park. However, with high property prices and investments targeted at wealthy buyers, it seems unlikely that ordinary Greeks will be able to afford living there, excluding them from
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The Ellinikon is transforming Athens’ former airport into a futuristic “15-minute city” featuring parks, luxury housing, smart infrastructure, and green design. The plan sounds very impressive and appealing, a combination of residential spaces, shopping,
being concentrated around these private developments rather than addressing public urban needs, like housing for example.
billionaires and elites, nothing about affordability or accessibility for ordinary Nigerians. billionaires and elites, nothing about affordability or accessibility for ordinary Nigerians. When the ultra-rich retreat into exclusive enclaves like Isimi Lagos, resources and infrastructure will end up
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Isimi Lagos is an ultra-exclusive enclave offering a curated lifestyle that includes private access, polo and equestrian facilities, wellness trails, organic farms, solar-powered transport, and nature-inspired architecture. This city will serve
I think it’s important to integrate environmental sustainability with cultural heritage.
emissions by 2030, especially given the economic and technical challenges that have already reshaped the project’s original vision. Something I found interesting about Masdar City is the planned Masdar City Net Zero Energy Mosque, which is set to become the world’s first net-zero energy mosque.