tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011655232093163642.post5923738229843810437..comments2024-01-14T06:16:50.475+13:00Comments on Cities Matter: From Connection to Dispersal: Urbanisation in the 21st CenturyPhil McDermotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869744647213369964noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011655232093163642.post-41886674978360415212012-04-14T12:55:26.665+12:002012-04-14T12:55:26.665+12:00Well said, and an important message for those plan...Well said, and an important message for those planner who think they have the ability to determine the future - or "pick winners".<br /><br />-----------------------------------------<br /><br />As for game-changing technologies, the SkyTran is a curious development. I believe it could, potentially, radically aggravate decentralisation too.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=echZPz4Pmig&feature=player_embedded<br /><br />It's characteristics of being demand-responsive, scale-able to demand, fast, extremely efficient (energy and operation), and possessing extremely low guideway costs (that's fundamental) make it unique. It could have a remarkable impact on all kinds of small-town like developments. It stands on its own because no other development can achieve this on its level - that's why it's particularly interesting.Andrew D Atkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492591375757227409noreply@blogger.com