Why These Bizarre Cities Failed And What We Can Learn From Them

Описание: Why do some cities feel like sci-fi dreams… and others like dystopian nightmares?
From Brazil’s Brasília to China’s ghost towns, we’re diving into the weirdest urban experiments ever attempted and why they failed.
These cities weren’t just strange. They were expensive, ambitious, and sometimes even deadly.
► In this deep dive, we’ll explore:
• The biggest mistakes planners made
• What these failures teach us about real cities today
• How to design cities people actually want to live in
👀 Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:32 The Pattern of Failed Cities
1:01 Case 1: Brasilia
2:05 Case 2: Songdo, Korea
3:01 Case 3: Naypyidaw, Myanmar
3:45 Case 4: Masdar, UAE
4:27 Lessons Cities MUST Learn
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📚 REFERENCES (APA Style):
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Barber, B. (2013). If Mayors Ruled the World: Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities. Yale University Press.
Sennett, R. (2018). Building and Dwelling: Ethics for the City. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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