one for BR......it's here already mate !

[Robbi]

 

[Harvestman]

Now THAT is horrible :yikes:

 

[Robbi]

a small glimpse of Mexico City.

 

[British Red]

Those poor people How awful to live like that. There must be a better way. I know some people like living in cities....but if we keep going as we are....

 

[Robbi]

the Dales could look like that.

 

[Goatboy]

That's quite an astounding photograph. You wonder how much is actually planned and how much is Central Place Theory. Crazy.

 

[Robbi]

it goes up as well as out.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NVIyqlcHz.../s400/Mexico+City+-+2512218445_4c6fd878fc.jpg

 

[swotty]

Blimey, that's horrible.....i'd never find my house :aargh4:

 

[ReamviThantos]

Poor postie.

 

[Gray]

Good God.....thats awful....

 

[Arya]

The picture of a true nightmare.

 

[santaman2000]

It's difficult to really tell from an aerial shot like that but TBH it doesn't look as bad as many cities I've seen. For instance, there's loads of greenery in that picture and the buildings look spread out giving the occupants room. Further, the streets aren't laid out in a boring grid.

Yes, as cities go, this one really isn't bad (at least not what's pictured)

 

[Elen Sentier]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh !!!

 

[Joonsy]

That’s the end result of the despicable pursuit of ‘growth’ due to some people wanting more than their fair share, when growth became more important than sustainability by the greedy it ensured the collapse of mankind and the planet. When the extremely wealthy started living in gated districts guarded with the gun from the thousands who live in absolute squalor in lawless ghettos then something has gone very wrong. The relentless pursuit of growth benefits the few only but sustainability benefits all, what a shame ‘your fair share’ is not enough for some people.

 

[British Red]

Is it just me?

 

[Emdiesse]

Is it just me?

Hahaha!

I understand.

Eventually the bacteria in that petri dish will reach a point where it's no longer sustainable...

 

[sandbender]

Hahaha!

I understand.

Eventually the bacteria in that petri dish will reach a point where it's no longer sustainable...

Or climb over the edge and spread to the other petri dishes in the fridge.

I have never been to Mexico city however much nearer to home, Athens is a sprawling ugly mess of a city, which is sad as it was quite pretty until fairly recently, you should also check out some photos of Cairo, a vast unplanned metropolis.

Cairo 1
Cairo 2

As much of a sprawl but with a little more order (however just as difficult to navigate around because there are few street signs once you move away from the centre) would be Tokyo.

 

[Emdiesse]

Or climb over the edge and spread to the other petri dishes in the fridge.

Fair point!

We need shuttles and extra planets

 

[huntergathereralex]

That pic of Cairo with all that garbage everywhere...the smell! I gonna stop complaining about the city I presently live in.
I'm moving to the countryside and living in a yurt(and making sure there are no other yurts in sight!)
There are apparently 3000 cities on this planet, with a population of 100,000 or more, some of them many more...Hell indeed!
(wanting to live in the early Paleolithic where it has been estimated that there was a total worldwide human population of 2,000,000 souls)Alex

 

[sandbender]

There are some quite nice cities out there, parts of Paris (it is much larger than most would imagine), Lyon, Helsinki, Vienna, Augsburg, Dresden and Heidelberg are ones I'd pick out as being quite pleasant places to live.