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Silicon Valley titans have purchased over 50,000 rural acres in Solano County to build a new city called California Forever. The city is promoted as a pedestrian-friendly, safe, and sustainable alternative to nearby San Francisco. However, the sustainability of any growing city is questionable, as cities are inherently parasitic, requiring constant resources from surrounding areas and producing waste. The article highlights the warnings of urban growth given by Lewis Mumford in 1962 and Paul Goldberger in 1982, and discusses the environmental impact of high-rise construction in cities like San Francisco and New York. The article suggests that cities' unimpeded growth is contributing to their own peril in the face of climate change. [Extracted from the article] |
