What if by 2050, global warming causes coastal cities to be largely submerged, will humans be forced to live on water or in the sky?
The future cities we live in will be divided into three main types: eco-city, sea city, and sky city.
Eco-city is to introduce nature in an all-around way so that the city can survive like a living body. This "ecological city" will become the mainstream of future cities. Every room in the house is sunny, and there is no need for heating stoves or air conditioners. The hot water can be heated by solar energy. All energy supply in the building comes from a barrier layer photovoltaic cell that can store solar energy. This battery converts the solar energy obtained into electrical power, which can be used by household appliances such as refrigerators, dryers, washing machines, dishwashers, and hair dryers.
Three-quarters of the earth's area is the ocean, and the construction of maritime cities is a critical way to solve the problem of human habitation. For this reason, people designed a "sea city". The sea city is a cone-shaped tetrahedron, about 20 stories high, floating in shallow seas and harbours, and connected to the land by bridges. People imagine that the machine and power plant are placed on the ground floor, and the commercial centre and public facilities are set inside the tetrahedron. The upper seaside area is the residential area, the sports field is set on the deck, and the harmless light industrial plant can also be set on it. Each such maritime city can accommodate 30,000 people.
The sky city will be realized in the 22nd century, and our technology has reached a reasonably advanced level. At this time, we have started colonization on Mars, and living in the air is more like a transit station. Of course, not everyone can live in the air because our leading essential equipment is still on land, and most of the people who can live in the air are people of the upper class and are eligible to apply after an excellent education. This is not an unfair phenomenon because there are a lot of dangers in it, and this is for the sake of a healthy community.
The black swan incident is inevitable. Our city may enter the war again because of the arrogance of some countries. The kind of war I am referring to may be a virus war or an arms war. Of course, none of us hopes it will happen again. However, extreme events in nature may subject our future cities to various tests. For example, we have to use natural resources to maintain our lives, or because of the gap between the rich and the poor, the world is controlled by powerful hegemons
"Building an entire city from the ground up, even on a small scale like this, is a unique opportunity to develop future technologies, including digital operating systems for urban infrastructure. People, buildings, and vehicles are all connected and communicate with each other through data and sensors. We will be able to test connected artificial intelligence technology in the virtual and physical fields to maximize its potential," said Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation. Many different technologies are beginning to change the way we live and navigate in cities fundamentally. Connected, autonomous, zero-emission, and shared mobility solutions will indeed release a world full of opportunities for new forms of urban life..
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