City planners in southern China have laid out an ambitious plan to merge together the nine cities that lie around the Pearl River Delta.
The "Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One" scheme will create a 16,000 sq mile urban area that is 26 times larger geographically than Greater London, or twice the size of Wales, over the course of the next 6 years.
Things happen fast in China.
Friends,
Today I am pleased to launch my new e-guide 9 Things to Look Forward to in 2030. I am very excited to share this with you - free of charge.
What will your life be like in 2030? Will you fly or drive to work? Will you take holidays in space? How long will you live? How will cities look? Is your girlfriend made in a factory?
The book introduces nine aspects of life in 2030 that we can look forward to, as well as interviews with Aubrey de Grey, George Dvorsky, Michael Anissimov, Phil Bowermaster, Aaron Saenz and David Pearce.
The guide also includes two bonus chapters:
The Single Most Significant Technological Development in the Next 20 Years
and
8 Ways in Which the Human Condition is Improving.
To get your copy of 9 Things to Look Forward to in 2030, simply fill in your email address here and I'll send it to you.
I hope you enjoy this, and feel free to share it with anyone.
Best wishes,
Christian
Don't you just love skyscrapers? Among the tallest buildings opening this decade, two are in North America, four in the Middle East and four in East Asia. I've gathered the freshest data and compiled this list of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in the world in 2020, just for you.
Continue reading "The World's 10 Tallest Buildings in 2020" »
It is astonishing to see how efficiently a country can run when there are no trade unions. The video below shows the construction of the 15 story Ark Hotel, which was assembled using prefabricated parts in June this year. A 200 man strong construction team, consisting of both day and night shifts, worked without interruption for six days to complete the job in record time.
Continue reading "Chinese Build 15 Story Hotel in 2+4 Days – Watch the Time Lapse Video" »
One world is not enough and humans won’t confine themselves to earth forever. At some point, we’ll begin to inhabit other parts of the universe. But how far away is that? I asked space bloggers Mike Simonsen, Irene Klotz, Ian O’Neill Chris Dann and Leonard David to answer this question, and here’s what they said.
1. Ian O’Neill - Publisher of Astroengine.com and also the space producer for Discovery News.
"To be honest, this is a very tricky question. But my opinion is that the outlook isn't good as there is little political incentive to send humans anywhere in the solar system, especially to another world to colonize.
Continue reading "5 Space Bloggers on When Humans Will Settle outside of Earth" »
Soil-based agriculture is so passé. Nothing short of an agricultural revolution is underway, spurred on by visionary Dr. Dickson Despommier of Columbia University. His plan is to build 30-story greenhouses in cities around the world, which will allow us to produce more food, for less money, in a healthier way, while freeing up arable land for nature.
Continue reading "Vertical farms – Why waste land when you can grow food in skyscrapers?" »
By the early years of the next decade, China will become the world’s largest economy, depriving the US of a title it has held for 130 consecutive years. And it is Shanghai, the “head of the dragon”, that is leading China into the future.
1.3 billion people have to live somewhere. Most people know cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, maybe Tianjin, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chongqing. But there are about 90 urban areas in China with more than one million inhabitants, most of which you've probably never heard of. Have you ever, for instance, heard of Dongguan or Hangzhou? Well, they're both the size of Chicago.
Continue reading "China's Monster Cities - Another 30 Years of Unreal Urbanization Ahead" »
