Is ageing a disease?

[Bee]

Because land is finite. We can't produce more land (even the Dutch are having problems retaining the land they've reclaimed). Supply and demand. But, that's capitalism for you.

 

[Jon]

Is a 2-story house not a way to increase the surface area? What about skyscrapers? We can produce more of those and so more living space.

 

[Bee]

We can... so long as planning rules allow it. For example, there is a height restriction in the Ashdown Forest area. There is also a height restriction in the South Downs National Park. Can you imagine the level of protests there would be from the environmentalists?

 

[Jon]

We could always put skyscrapers in the middle of Scotland. McTrump Tower.

 

[Bee]

Oh, but what would the Tory landowners do? Are you suggesting that they give up their land for the common good? That's dangerously close to socialism, young man.

 

[Jon]

No, jack up the rents and paint their home in gold.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

The Gulf of Mexico coast of the USA (colloquially, the Gulf Coast) is suffering from a combination of global climate change and damage caused by too many pipelines and drilling platforms disrupting the plant life that prevents erosion. As a result, Louisiana is losing literally 25-30 square miles per year of wetlands.

http://medianola.org/discover/place...-the-Gulf-Coast-and-its-Effects-in-the-Region

Can't build vertically on land that (a) doesn't have bedrock and (b) is eroding horizontally while you are trying to build.

 

[Jon]

There is much talk about floating tax havens in the sea. They are like mini-cities for the rich.

https://www.cnbc.com/2013/12/02/sink-or-swim-floating-the-idea-of-a-sailing-tax-haven.html

 

[Bee]

Article on Scottish land rights.