The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias

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The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias

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Solarpunk Urbanism@slrpnk.netEnglish · 6 months ago

The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s colossal Line project from a 170 km long linear city to only 2.4 km is a clear warning to the viability of other urban mega-projects in a warming world.

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