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Marine Terminal Synopsis
Marine Terminal Synopsis
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INTRODUCTION
JUSTIFICATION
Imagine a new set of homes needing to be built in a city. There is only a limited
amount of space, and the planning permit states the new building must remain within a area
of 1000 sq.m. Typically, this would mean you are restricted to only working with an area of
1000 sq.m.
As our population continues to increase and the amount of land for development
decreases, vertical urbanisation is likely to become more prominent across cities
around the world.
Cities are already areas where people live and work closely together, and vertical
urbanisation will only centralise even more people in one place - with all the positives
and negatives that it brings.
Used effectively, building upwards allows you to urbanise using a smaller area of
land. Urbanisation is often seen as damaging to the environment, destroying nature.
Vertical urbanisation allows for more efficient energy usage and conservation, at least
when it comes to heating because the area is more localised.
Unfortunately, vertical urbanisation does come with its share of problems too. When
everything becomes closely packed together, the opportunities to maintain a healthy
lifestyle become somewhat limited, when travelling becomes more vertical focused
than horizontal.
Elevation also brings about problems with providing utilities to high-up areas. All
floors of a building are going to require pipes for water usage and removal.
The higher up you are, the more power is needed to pump water to the upper floors.
Hygiene can also pose an issue, particularly with waterways, when hundreds of
people are operating out of a single building.