tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713101143655137278.post8631210890903871488..comments2011-04-11T23:33:36.612-07:00Comments on Leaders in Green: Masdar CityLeaders In Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293580667126073924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713101143655137278.post-24655306587673645982011-02-16T21:11:12.377-08:002011-02-16T21:11:12.377-08:00Mingaile- I meant people who "buy in" as...Mingaile- I meant people who "buy in" as in people who support the project and it's success. Sorry for the confusion I should have worded that differently. <br /><br />I'm more of interested to know what type of people should be put into a city like this? Who should be in charge? What types of traits and skills do you think would be necessary for the cities inhabitants. If a country was investing so much land and money into something like this I would think they would want the best people in there in terms of providing towards the projects success. <br /><br />Also, I feel a city like this would require some type of leader? This situation would be heavily scrutinized by not only the country but potentially the entire world as they watch to see how the project goes. What type of traits and skills should this lead be possessing? <br /><br />-Daniel SalsingerDan Salsingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773944656169419518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713101143655137278.post-90606470187953712892011-02-07T22:26:03.439-08:002011-02-07T22:26:03.439-08:00While referring to candidate inhabitants of the ci...While referring to candidate inhabitants of the city you are focused on ones "buying into the project", which would only mean they are investing into it but does not guarantee that it would follow my desired moral decisions. Your statement suggests that this should be open only to persons of power (most likely government-related), but it must be considered that different people may have different incentives to be a part of this community. While most would be environmentally support-based intentions, others may arise for the purpose of simply attaining the exclusive status or taking advantage of the righteous label that it would provide the person or company for taking part in it. Considering the amount of money it takes to keep a city as this running, obviously only fortunate enough ones would only be able to consider merging to such lifestyle, therefore I am really interested to see how the selection process will be developed. <br />Thinking of America as the leader of the world makes you question the lack of innovativeness and involvement concerning projects as this. While I support the idea, I do not believe that it could handle the controversial chaos that it would create due to so many Americans still blissfully ignorant in regards to the serious environmental issues we are facing. There is an overwhelming amount of people more concerned with now while choosing to ignore potential great dangers in the future and are reluctant to give up a penny if the problem does not personally concern them today. I do not believe it would succeed in America, especially during current economic state even though it is imperative to make those steps sooner than later.<br /><br />-Mingaile OrakauskaiteLeaders In Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293580667126073924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5713101143655137278.post-47786098200014380292011-02-06T21:51:04.947-08:002011-02-06T21:51:04.947-08:00I believe that you have found a great article that...I believe that you have found a great article that is very suitable to our main focus. I believe that it brings up a subject that quite frankly, not enough Americans are thinking about.<br /><br />I believe that many Americans would support the building of this type of city within the United States however, there would be many factors that may have an effect on the city itself. For instance, a city that unique would undoubtedly attract tourism. Obviously, tourism would inevitably create profits to help the city lose some of the massive amount of debts from building it, however the excessive tourism may hurt the purity of such a city. <br /><br />To continue on the subject of building this type of city within the United States, one needs to ask of the difficulties that would arise in gaining approval in establishing the laws that would be required to sustain such a city, i.e. the no gas powered automobiles.<br /><br />Does anyone have any opinions or insights on how to effectively establish this type of city in such a diverse environment as the United States?Jon Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09601874146893714562noreply@blogger.com