Arable Land vs. Building Placement

One green-responsible subject I never see addressed is that of building-placement. To wit: Why are dwellings and buildings of all types placed atop arable acreage globally? Less than 10% of land is currently considered arable. An inclusive global-green plan must include proper placement as one of its foundational pillars. Poverty and infrastructure are frequently cited as reasons for disasters like Myanmar. Historically, floodplains like the Irrawaddy, Nile , Mississippi , and others have cost humanity staggering losses resulting from improper usage of arable acreage. With the ability to predict typhoon/hurricane/floods and high-speed transit modems, we must insist that a proper plan exclude all non-essential infrastructures on flood-plains and encourage residential and business development on lands better-suited to that purpose. We can conservatively double our arable acreage globally if zone-planning is properly implemented.

Mark Overt Skilbred