The world of tomorrow cannot be built upon the infrastructure of yesterday.
James O’Neill
Introduction
If you do not know what a Resource Based Economy is then you will want to check out my posts below for more information:
- The Cancer of Capitalism and Its Antidote
- How will a RBE Work? What will it look like?
- Productivity and Motivation in a Resource Based Economy?
- Human Nature, Competition, Employment, and Housing within a Resource Based Economy
- Benefits of a Resource Based Economy for Industries and Businesses
- Some Technical Steps Towards Implementing a Global Resource Based Economy
- Capitalism and Resource Based Economies Q&A from Facebook (Dec 2020)
Images
Here are some amazing examples of what the cities of tomorrow could look like within a Resource Based Economy courtesy of The Venus Project:
Citys
Aerial overview of a cluster of 9 cities (The Venus Project) Aerial of a full city from the agricultural belt inward(The Venus Project) Outside of city with the monorail track center and the secluded housing ring directly below (The Venus Project) Outside of a city where you can see the ring of secluded housing (The Venus Project) Aerial close up of the city resource center (The Venus Project) Closeup of the city center – Resource Center with people for scale (The Venus Project) An amazing example of futuristic city design including urban green spaces and roof top landing pad (The Venus Project) Closeup of city buildings near the water (The Venus Project) Example of a Restaurant near the Water (The Venus Project) Example housing apartment housing complex (The Venus Project) Monorail that goes through the center of ALL TVP cities (The Venus Project) Stylish Building (The Venus Project)
Homes
Elevated Home (The Venus Project) Home with Landing Pad (The Venus Project) Example of a secluded housing near water (The Venus Project) Example potential housing interior (The Venus Project) Example of a secluded housing near a small intercity lake with water fountains (The Venus Project)
Water Based
Small Ocean-side Pod Homes (The Venus Project) Mariculture (The Venus Project) Large Ocean Based City in an S formation (The Venus Project)
Videos
Short Videos
Here are some videos from The Venus Project which talk about what cities and housing within a RBE would look like and how they would be constructed:
Here is a quick video titled Housing (1:53) which talks about housing design within a Resource Based Economy:
Next is a not-as-short one titled The Venus Project – Cities (4:38):
Here is another not-as-short one titled Inside the New Cities (5:28):
Longer and Official Videos
The Venus Project: Designing the Future (World Lecture Tour Edition) (12:35):