Re: Optimal location of world capital

On 28 veebr, 15:02, Matthias Warkus <War...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> mcv schrieb:
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> > Derek Lyons <fairwa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> mcv <mcv...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>> Hardcow...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
> >>>> Let's ignore the existing international relations of economy and
power
> >>>> and assume we get complete freedom to choose on the basis of
location
> >>>> and population distribution. What city would be the best choice as
> >>>> capital of an imagined utopian world state where all nations are
equal?
> >>> Depends on what criteria is most im****tant. Population density would
> >>> make western Europe an obvious choice; it's one of the most densely
> >>> populated areas of the world. On the other hand, China has more
people,
> >>> and so does India. It wouldn't surprise me if the world capital
would
> >>> end up somewhere in south-east Asia.
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> >>> Ofcourse there are other considerations: trans****t, for example. A
big
> >>> sea ****t and a big air****t are probably a good idea. A sea ****t
means
> >>> somewhere along the coast, so right between India and China (Tibet?)
> >>> is not a good option.
> >> Why is a sea****t desireable?  Why do you ignore rail trans****t?
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> > I didn't mean to ignore rail trans****t, but I think more cargo is
> > trans****ted by ****p than by train. Especially for long distances.
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> > If you want rail trans****t, an island is probably not the best option,
> > but if trans****t is an issue at all, a sea ****t is certainly
desirable.
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> London now has a fast rail connection to most of the densely populated
> parts of Europe, an enormous air****t and the sea****t isn't that bad
> either. More or less the same goes for Amsterdam.
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> But the main infrastructural requirement for a capital is that people,
> not goods, can move in and out freely and quickly. Thus, I don't see why
> there must be a sea****t; on the other hand, it gives you lots of that
> urban, metropolitan, international je-ne-sais-quoi that's always nice to
> have.
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It would be good if moving large amounts of bulky goods for building
the capital should be cheap. Singa****e, on Malacca Straits, would thus
be favourable.