On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:05 AM, . wrote:[...]
> This might not work out if you
> consider the cost and time factor which makes the excellent transit
> system less attractive and the temptation to buy a car for comfort and
> convenience still remains. I dont remember the public transit system
>
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 6:59 PM, ashok _ wrote:
> I don't know where you live... but most big cities (in the developing
> world) i have seen have extremely poor public transport
mumbai is one such which is a wee bit better than say Delhi or Chennai
or Bangalore (which is going to get a metro in t
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 6:49 PM, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
>> what about all the time / pollution / energy spent in traffic jams in
>> the bigger cities and the sanitation output of the millions of people
>
> Bigger cities also tend to have better public transport infrastructure.
> You save on a lot of
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 3:58 PM, Ingrid wrote:
> There is also the stark difference in risk attached to large population
> concentrations in less-developed versus more-developed countries/regions :
> http://www.preventionweb.net/files/9414_GARsummary.pdf
>
Apropos of nothing, and to aid thread
There is also the stark difference in risk attached to large population
concentrations in less-developed versus more-developed countries/regions :
http://www.preventionweb.net/files/9414_GARsummary.pdf
An interesting data point:
http://www68.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=population+of+Bangalore+vs+population+of+Mysore+vs+population+of+Mangalore
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 6:45 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan
wrote:
> 2009/5/21 Pranesh Prakash
>
>> Additionally, I don't think Zipf's law holds well
>> for Ind
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:19 PM, Devdas Bhagat wrote:
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 06:11:58PM +0300, ashok _ wrote:
>
>> this argument of 'bigger is greener' seems very flimsy. Just because
>> you have fewer stations makes it greener ?
>>
>> what about all the time / pollution / energy spent in traf
s law addresses.
(apologies for top posting, I am not immobile)
Kiran
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Subject: Re: [silk] Math, math, every where, nor any ...
From: "Radhika, Y."
Date: 21/05/2009 9:56 pm
history also determined the form of what we know as delhi today - 7 cities
of Delhi! and then the we
another great read on the subject is Variations on a Theme Park.
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Radhika, Y. wrote:
> history also determined the form of what we know as delhi today - 7 cities
> of Delhi! and then the weird connections with New Delhi. I haven't seen
> Delhi since the ring road
history also determined the form of what we know as delhi today - 7 cities
of Delhi! and then the weird connections with New Delhi. I haven't seen
Delhi since the ring road days so would be interested in seeing what
happened to the old civil lines area that has a metro now!
Also not sure NY can be
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 06:11:58PM +0300, ashok _ wrote:
> this argument of 'bigger is greener' seems very flimsy. Just because
> you have fewer stations makes it greener ?
>
> what about all the time / pollution / energy spent in traffic jams in
> the bigger cities and the sanitation output of t
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Pranesh Prakash wrote:
> For instance, if one city is 10 times as populous as another one, does
> it need 10 times as many gas stations? No. Bigger cities have more gas
> stations than smaller ones (of course), but not nearly in direct
> proportion to their size. Th
2009/5/21 Pranesh Prakash
> Additionally, I don't think Zipf's law holds well
> for Indian cities.
>
> For "urban areas by population", the sink of all knowledge tells us:
> Bombay 20,400,000
> Delhi 19,830,000
> Calcutta15,250,000
> Madras 7,400,000
>
2009/5/21 Udhay Shankar N
> Where are the Arcologies, I say?
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
I remember an older version of SimCity which allowed you to create these
massive structures which would boost your population (and consequently your
wealth and overall score).
Kiran
Pranesh Prakash wrote, [on 5/21/2009 5:39 PM]:
> A city might be a living thing, mathematically speaking. And larger
> cities are kinder to the environment than smaller ones.
Where are the Arcologies, I say?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcology
Udhay
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A city might be a living thing, mathematically speaking. And larger
cities are kinder to the environment than smaller ones. . I
wonder where that leaves the rural areas. Fascinating reading for
after-work hours. Additionally, I don't think Zipf's law holds well
for Indian cities.
For "urban ar
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