Rules for Earth . . . and Space

The MetaCity special development zones can enable focused growth based on global standards for sustainable urban technologies. It can create global standards for all types of public infrastructure and establish huge markets that will attract private capital to fuel a building boom  to make cities cleaner, friendlier, and more dynamic.

The continued long-term growth of human civilization depends on how we resolve the issues of natural resources and technology. We need a vision of civilization that can focus our attention on the details of growth that requires very limited inputs of natural resources, one that pushes us to design with a very small footprint upon the Earth. What we need is a special development zone that will work just as well for our emerging space-based communities as for an earth-based one.