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[[Image:Shimizu megacity.gif|thumb|right|200px|The Shimizu megacity pyramid, an example of an arcology.]][[Image:Vertical farms.jpg|thumb|right|200px|a trio of vertical farms.]]An ''' | [[Image:Shimizu megacity.gif|thumb|right|200px|The Shimizu megacity pyramid, an example of an arcology.]][[Image:Vertical farms.jpg|thumb|right|200px|a trio of vertical farms.]]An '''arcology''' (a portmanteau that combines the words ''architecture'' and ''ecology'') refers to a proposed type of large-scale structure capable of accommodating large numbers of residents. [[Vertical farming|Vertical farms]] are a type of arcology. | ||
== Arcologies in science fiction == | == Arcologies in science fiction == | ||
*Mega City One in Judge Dredd is a vast stretch of arcologies on the eastern seaboard of the former US | *Mega City One in Judge Dredd is a vast stretch of arcologies on the eastern seaboard of the former US | ||
*Hive Worlds in [[Warhammer 40,000]] are dominated by huge arcologies known as hives | *Hive Worlds in [[Warhammer 40,000]] are dominated by huge arcologies known as hives | ||
* | *[[Coruscant]] has its surface covered by arcologies. | ||
[[Category: Science]] | [[Category: Science]] | ||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:22, 10 January 2013
An arcology (a portmanteau that combines the words architecture and ecology) refers to a proposed type of large-scale structure capable of accommodating large numbers of residents. Vertical farms are a type of arcology.
Arcologies in science fiction
- Mega City One in Judge Dredd is a vast stretch of arcologies on the eastern seaboard of the former US
- Hive Worlds in Warhammer 40,000 are dominated by huge arcologies known as hives
- Coruscant has its surface covered by arcologies.