I suppose then smaller houses are best for the environment? There's another advantage that people are more likely to talk to each other and feel less alone because of the area. This of course works when there are multiple people in the household/family.
I suppose a good model is the doughnut economics model that encourages local spending and... recycling and reusing resources(?).
The size of the residence is less important to carbon emissions than design of the thing. Also the development pattern of spread out suburbs is far and away the biggest factor, which we can't do much about since it's already built.
I suppose then smaller houses are best for the environment? There's another advantage that people are more likely to talk to each other and feel less alone because of the area. This of course works when there are multiple people in the household/family. I suppose a good model is the doughnut economics model that encourages local spending and... recycling and reusing resources(?).
The size of the residence is less important to carbon emissions than design of the thing. Also the development pattern of spread out suburbs is far and away the biggest factor, which we can't do much about since it's already built.
I'm sure the idea of being close to other people is what really terrifies people about urbanism.
I'm back, 2 years later.