vividspecter@lemm.ee to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoHere’s why Australia should build more smaller houses rather than fewer big ones | Peter Mareswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkHere’s why Australia should build more smaller houses rather than fewer big ones | Peter Mareswww.theguardian.comvividspecter@lemm.ee to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareFrenchys_prospecting@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoYou could still build smaller homes but there’s so much space in Australia and a lot of it is barren. We could use fertile land for farming and start building in less fertile areas but no one wants to live in semi arid environments.
minus-squareJumuta@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agobarren land requires infrastructure to be built and maintained too.
minus-squareFrenchys_prospecting@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoOh I know. It would be expensive and not really viable at this stage but a man can dream
You could still build smaller homes but there’s so much space in Australia and a lot of it is barren. We could use fertile land for farming and start building in less fertile areas but no one wants to live in semi arid environments.
barren land requires infrastructure to be built and maintained too.
Oh I know. It would be expensive and not really viable at this stage but a man can dream