More Thoughts On The Collapse-Proof Housing Tract

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Variations.

I re-read the previous post and got to thinking that the layout I proposed was very large and space-intensive.  It might work in a relatively isolated area that has not previously been built up and does not have easy access to grid utilities.

In space-constricted areas, the housing could be clustered together in a more traditional tract blueprint.  Yards could be small.  The housing area could be surrounded by a wall, and fortified.  It could contain a tight micro electrical grid, a community garden, a few community buildings, perhaps a commercial area.  Farmland could be nearby, divided into personal holdings, or perhaps it could be within the compound.  The clustering of households together would allow for security and energy conservation.

Perhaps housing could even be in fortified apartment blocks, rather than houses, for added efficiency and safety.  Of course, this design would be less like a tract and more like a village or fortress town.

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