Yes, I recognized that too. This cities are looked somewhat similar to the von Thünen rings (don't know if that is the english scientific term for that in german it is called "Thünsche Ringe").
So "centrality" (in german "Zentralität") -> distance from production place to market place, is a function of used transport energy which generates costs (work/recources). And that this truth was discovered some 200 years ago don't make it necessarily less true today. ;-) But to clearify, I'm not willing to defend or promote the Ideas that the creators of that video might intendet. I wasn't aware of the project behind it as I posted the video link. I read thruogh their homepage today... In the moment I can't find anything bad with it, but to be honest it doesn't seem really ass kicking either to me. -Christian [email protected] schrieb: > Funny how the city design in basically a Von Thunen model from the 1800's - > bring on the future ;-) > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Heinrich_von_Thunen > > FortiusOne Inc, > 2200 Wilson Blvd. suite 307 > Arlington, VA 22201 > cell - 202-321-3914 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christian Willmes" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 3:41:32 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [Geowanking] future GIS > > You guys are funny! :D > > Just to comment on that here, the epcot centre is a geodetic dome... -> > B. Fuller bla bla.... > > And to point out my main intention of posting this video. That future > GIS is one of the center parts of that future society mentioned there. > And that was the good news I tried to transmit to those fellow > geowankers here. ;-) > > -Christian > > Raphaël Jacquot schrieb: > >> Christian Willmes wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> I just watched a nice video on "designing the Future": >>> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-307353090876018425&hl=en >>> >>> There is a very nice part on how a GIS could look like in the future. >>> The part is from 6:40 to 7:10 min. from the video start. >>> >>> Watch and enjoy! :) >>> >>> By the way, happy new year! :) >>> >>> - Christian >>> >>> >> heard something pretty similar from Walt Disney when presenting the >> Epcot project >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org >> > > > -- http://www.christian-willmes.de _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org
