Comments on: Re-zoning Australia’s cities http://www.vaesir.com/energy/re-zoning-australia%e2%80%99s-cities/ Energy · Environment · Engineering · Economics · Policy Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:42:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Claudio Trefny http://www.vaesir.com/energy/re-zoning-australia%e2%80%99s-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Claudio Trefny Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:49:51 +0000 http://www.vaesir.com/?p=33#comment-338 The tendency for our cities to grow outwards rather than upwards seems linked to the cost of transport. The unfortunate reality is that most of the present day infrastructure was built in times of cheap (and abundant?) oil, with a lack of foresight to leaner times. I strongly believe that demand for high density living is in the eye of the consumer, and that the average car owner already underestimates the cost of their transport. Your blog is a great contribution to a very contemporary topic. The tendency for our cities to grow outwards rather than upwards seems linked to the cost of transport. The unfortunate reality is that most of the present day infrastructure was built in times of cheap (and abundant?) oil, with a lack of foresight to leaner times. I strongly believe that demand for high density living is in the eye of the consumer, and that the average car owner already underestimates the cost of their transport.

Your blog is a great contribution to a very contemporary topic.

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