Quantities of building mass combine with quantities of parking, pavement, unpaved open space, and movement to produce measurable levels of physical intensity that affect our social, psychological, environmental, and economic health, safety, and welfare. Residential buildings produce density that is an inaccurate measure of the intensity levels produced by all building compositions. Floor area ratios are equally inaccurate. Without consistent measurement and evaluation of the shelter capacity, intensity, and intrusion quantities that combine to form the physical context levels we encounter, we will continue to debate philosophy and opinion without building the knowledge needed to form a consistent, credible, and convincing leadership language. We cannot overcome sprawl, excessive intensity, and unlimited consumption of the Natural Domain until we agree upon the goal and accept a mathematical language, consistent measurement discipline, and evaluation standards to define a leadership strategy that can lead the tactical efforts of many toward shelter for the activities of growing populations within geographic limits that protect their quality and source of life – the Natural Domain.
Walter M. Hosack: February 2025
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