I recently read an article...
http://www.theage.com.au/national/a...ty-to-cope-with-population-20100125-muho.html
... that said Australia needed to plan a new, Dubai-like city to cope with population growth. It got me thinking and doing some research.
So, lets look at the USA: it has 343 cities with over 100,000 people, and 51 of which have over 1 million. Australia has 18 cities with over 100,000 people, 5 of which have over 1 million. And I know that there is a big population difference between Australia and America, but consider that Sydney and Melbourne already have over 4 million people.
And Australia's population is supposed to double by 2030, so that would mean Sydney and Melbourne would grow to just under 10 million. And, if all cities grow evenly, this would mean only two cities would grow to over 1 million: Newcastle and the Gold Coast. And Australia is one of the fastest-growing nations in in the world, so if we had a population of 100 million, as we will soon, Sydney and Melbourne will have populations of over 20 million. And considering how polluted, clogged, sprawling, and chaotic both cities are, there is no way we can support that, unless they want to end up like Bangkok.
And a new city, if planned correctly and sustainably, could easily take all that if we have the resources, brains and money. It would take a huge load off Sydney and Melbourne, who would then be able to fix themselves up, as they can't now as they're barely getting by to cope with their massive growth rates.
The article says a new city on the north-west coast, around Karratha, should be built. Maybe, but I did some maths, and we'd probably need 3 new cities. If I was in power of this, I'd build one where the article says, on the north-west coast, one in inland north NSW, and one of the west coast of Cape York.
One thing cannot be denied, and that is that, currently, Sydney and Melbourne cannot support their growth rates and are already overcrowded.
So what do you think? Australia can't keep going like this, that's for sure...
http://www.theage.com.au/national/a...ty-to-cope-with-population-20100125-muho.html
... that said Australia needed to plan a new, Dubai-like city to cope with population growth. It got me thinking and doing some research.
So, lets look at the USA: it has 343 cities with over 100,000 people, and 51 of which have over 1 million. Australia has 18 cities with over 100,000 people, 5 of which have over 1 million. And I know that there is a big population difference between Australia and America, but consider that Sydney and Melbourne already have over 4 million people.
And Australia's population is supposed to double by 2030, so that would mean Sydney and Melbourne would grow to just under 10 million. And, if all cities grow evenly, this would mean only two cities would grow to over 1 million: Newcastle and the Gold Coast. And Australia is one of the fastest-growing nations in in the world, so if we had a population of 100 million, as we will soon, Sydney and Melbourne will have populations of over 20 million. And considering how polluted, clogged, sprawling, and chaotic both cities are, there is no way we can support that, unless they want to end up like Bangkok.
And a new city, if planned correctly and sustainably, could easily take all that if we have the resources, brains and money. It would take a huge load off Sydney and Melbourne, who would then be able to fix themselves up, as they can't now as they're barely getting by to cope with their massive growth rates.
The article says a new city on the north-west coast, around Karratha, should be built. Maybe, but I did some maths, and we'd probably need 3 new cities. If I was in power of this, I'd build one where the article says, on the north-west coast, one in inland north NSW, and one of the west coast of Cape York.
One thing cannot be denied, and that is that, currently, Sydney and Melbourne cannot support their growth rates and are already overcrowded.
So what do you think? Australia can't keep going like this, that's for sure...