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Ted Talk: Turning Dunes into Architecture

[Deleted User] · 2009-12-09 00:17:03

Link. Very interesting idea, and an apparent solution to desertification in the Sahara, which is obviously an issue for the development of a modern Africa. The idea raises several moral and, I suppose in some ways ethical, questions. Should we build such huge scale pieces of engineering, constructions that could…

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09-12-2009 1:17am

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Very interesting idea, and an apparent solution to desertification in the Sahara, which is obviously an issue for the development of a modern Africa.

The idea raises several moral and, I suppose in some ways ethical, questions. Should we build such huge scale pieces of engineering, constructions that could potentially alter the environment in a bad, not yet seen way? I suppose it's comparable to the construction of dams, in that both constructions alter the environment locally in a huge way.

Could holding back such a huge force cause more harm, in the long run, than good in the immediate term?

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