https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/california-forever-new-map-bay-area-city-18709651.php
California_Forever could be a good thing, as long as it doesn't become a smart city trap.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/03/08/california-forever-releases-new-renderings-cable-ad/
https://calmatters.org/economy/2024/02/california-forever-promises/
Its all about tracking and controlling the human herd.
While it can certainly improve urban efficiency, someday people might be restricted in their freedom to travel, because they have exceeded their carbon quota for the month.
https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/factlab-meta/-nothing-smart-about-smart-cities-falsehoods
Some day, a monthly and even a weekly personal carbon quota could be used to control people, but no one is supposed to think about such a time or possibility.
https://therabbitportal.blogspot.com/search?q=The+15+Minute+City
https://www.hlp.city/smart-city-technology-benefits-and-the-worlds-top-10-smartest-cities/
While greater efficiency in energy and transportation can be a good thing, the challenge will be to not allow smart cities become totalitarian control zones.
https://earth.org/top-7-smart-cities-in-the-world/
https://www.digi.com/blog/post/smart-cities-in-the-world
https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/top-10-smart-cities-in-the-world-in-2023
https://sustainablereview.com/top-10-most-sustainable-smart-cities-in-the-world/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_smart_cities#Asia_and_the_Middle_East
The+15+Minute+City concept can really be quite beneficial and convenient, but it might eventually be at a high price.
https://www.dw.com/en/15-minute-cities-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work/a-64907776
https://www.15minutecity.com/blog/visionzero It's a great idea in many ways. However, a tremendous amount of real-time AI surveillance would be required. Perhaps if enough humans are convinced to live like rats in a maze, or sheep in a pen, then it will be that much easier to force the rest. Especially with a global carbon quota management system is implemented.
https://parametric-architecture.com/explained-what-is-artificial-intelligence-ai
Alphaville is one of the best AI totalitarian movies abbot a smart-city totally bent on controlling people.
https://urbanai.fr/our-works/urban-ai-guide
THX_1138 is also one of the best cautionary AI totalitarian movies made.
AI can be quite a fantastic tool, but humans should never become totally under its control. Unless one wants to become part of an inhumane world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century It was written in 1863 & set in the year 1960. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_in_the_Twentieth_Century#Predictions_for_1960
In the early 1860s, JV wrote about 300 m towers in a future Paris. However, it would take until the 1880s for Paris to have its first 1000 foot tower.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Nouguier#Contribution_to_the_Eiffel_Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Koechlin#Major_designs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Sauvestre#Career
Alphaville was released in 1965 & is a cautionary story about the totalitarian Alpha 60, a sentient computer system running the city. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphaville_(film)#Production
Smart cities might not be such a bright idea https://www.ft.com/content/9039f4de-cec8-11e7-947e-f1ea5435bcc7
The Eiffel_Tower isn't just a symbolic icon for Paris, but France, overall. It will always be known as the first 100 m tower in France.
| Height | |
|---|---|
| Architectural | 300 m (984 ft)[1] |
| Tip | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
| Top floor | 276 m (906 ft)[1] |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#History
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/explore , https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/explore/top
https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/the-monument/key-figures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Transport
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiffel_Tower#Taller_structures