Editing Arcology (section)

==Similar real-world projects==
[[File:Arcosanti Cliff View.png|thumb|[[Arcosanti]] city]]
[[Arcosanti]] is an experimental "arcology prototype", a demonstration project under construction in central [[Arizona]] since 1970. Designed by [[Paolo Soleri]], its primary purpose is to demonstrate Soleri's personal designs, his application of principles of arcology to create a pedestrian-friendly urban form.

Many cities in the world have proposed projects adhering to the design principles of the arcology concept, like [[Tokyo]], and [[Dongtan, Shanghai|Dongtan]] near [[Shanghai]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1635188,00.html | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=British to help China build 'eco-cities' | first=Frank | last=Kane | date=November 6, 2005 | access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> The Dongtan project may have collapsed, and it failed to open for the [[Expo 2010|Shanghai World Expo]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/apr/23/greenwash-dongtan-ecocity|title=Greenwash: The dream of the first eco-city was built on a fiction|author=Fred Pearce|newspaper=the Guardian|date=23 April 2009}}</ref> The [[Ihme-Zentrum]] in [[Hanover]] was an attempt to build a "city within a city".

[[File:McMurdo Station.jpg|left|thumb|[[McMurdo Station]]]]
[[McMurdo Station]] of the [[United States Antarctic Program]] and other scientific research stations on [[Antarctica]] resemble the popular conception of an arcology as a technologically advanced, relatively self-sufficient human community. The Antarctic research base provides living and entertainment amenities for roughly 3,000 staff who visit each year. Its remoteness and the measures needed to protect its population from the harsh environment give it an insular character. The station is not self-sufficient: The U.S. military delivers 30,000,000 liters (8,000,000 US gal) of fuel and {{convert|11|e6lb|order=flip|abbr=off|sigfig=1}} of supplies and equipment yearly through its [[Operation Deep Freeze]] resupply effort,<ref>''Modern Marvels: Sub-Zero''. The History Channel.</ref> but it is isolated from conventional support networks. Under [[Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty|international treaty]], it must avoid damage to the surrounding ecosystem.

[[File:Begich Towers, Whittier, Alaska (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Begich Towers]]]]
[[Begich Towers]] operates like a small-scale arcology encompassing nearly all of the population of [[Whittier, Alaska]]. The building contains residential housing as well as a police station, grocery, and municipal offices.<ref>{{cite web |title=Everyone In This Alaskan Town Lives In The Same Building |url=http://digg.com/video/everyone-in-this-alaskan-town-lives-in-the-same-building |url-status=dead |work=digg.com}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=March 2025}}

[[The_Line, Saudi Arabia|The Line]] was planned as a {{convert|170|km|mi|adj=on}} long and {{convert|200|m|ft|adj=on}} wide [[linear settlement|linear]] [[smart city]] in [[Saudi Arabia]] in [[Neom]], [[Tabuk Province]], designed to have no cars, streets or [[greenhouse gas emissions]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Summers|first=Nick|date=2021-01-11|title=Saudi Arabia is planning a 100-mile line of car-free smart communities|url=https://www.engadget.com/the-line-neom-smart-city-saudi-arabia-mohammed-bin-salman-113539487.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112205924/https://www.engadget.com/the-line-neom-smart-city-saudi-arabia-mohammed-bin-salman-113539487.html|archive-date=2021-01-12|access-date=2021-01-12|website=[[Engadget]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-10|title=Top Global Oil Exporter Saudi Arabia Launches Car-free City|url=https://www.barrons.com/news/top-global-oil-exporter-saudi-arabia-launches-car-free-city-01610312707|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111070613/https://www.barrons.com/news/top-global-oil-exporter-saudi-arabia-launches-car-free-city-01610312707|archive-date=2021-01-11|access-date=2021-01-12|website=[[Barron's]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=What is The Line? All you need to know about Saudi Arabia's plan for a futuristic zero-carbon city|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/what-is-the-line-all-you-need-to-know-about-saudi-arabias-plan-for-a-futuristic-zero-carbon-city|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111094409/https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/what-is-the-line-all-you-need-to-know-about-saudi-arabias-plan-for-a-futuristic-zero-carbon-city#bypass-sw|archive-date=2021-01-11|access-date=2021-01-12|website=[[The Free Press Journal]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=An Accelerator of human progress|url=http://www.neom.com/|access-date=2021-01-10|website=NEOM|archive-date=2020-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208190618/https://www.neom.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>  The Line is planned to be the first development in [[Neom]], a $500 billion project.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tangermann|first=Victor|date=2021-01-12|title=Saudi Arabia Is Building a Zero-Carbon City in a 100-Mile Straight Line|work=[[Futurism]]|url=https://futurism.com/saudi-arabia-line-city|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113205516/https://futurism.com/saudi-arabia-line-city|archive-date=2021-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=McKay|first=Tom|date=2021-01-12|title=Saudi Crown Prince Asks, Answers What if a City, But It's a 105-Mile Line|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/saudi-crown-prince-asks-answers-what-if-a-city-but-it-s-a-105-mile-line/ar-BB1cHtXN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113205742/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/saudi-crown-prince-asks-answers-what-if-a-city-but-it-s-a-105-mile-line/ar-BB1cHtXN|archive-date=2021-01-13|access-date=2021-01-13|website=[[Microsoft Start|Microsoft News]]|publisher=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref> The city's plans anticipated a population of 9 million.<ref name="guardian 2022">{{cite news |title=Saudi Arabia plans 100-mile-long mirrored skyscraper megacity |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/saudis-unveil-eye-popping-plan-for-mirrored-skyscraper-eco-city |work=the Guardian |date=27 July 2022 |language=en |access-date=29 July 2022 |archive-date=29 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729004224/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/27/saudis-unveil-eye-popping-plan-for-mirrored-skyscraper-eco-city |url-status=live }}</ref> Excavation work had started along the entire length of the project by October 2022. However, the project was scaled down in 2024 to {{convert|2.4|km}} long, housing 300,000 people.<ref name="teleg">{{cite news |last1=Nolsøe |first1=Eir |title=Why Mohammed bin Salman has been forced to rein in his dreams of a mirror city |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/09/why-mohammed-bin-salman-has-been-forced-to-rein-in-his-drea/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=9 April 2024}}</ref>