When we first established the zoning ordinances for Buena Vistas, we knew that everyone would want a piece of this action. There are very few people who would pass up a free opportunity to own a few hectares of beachfront and a mansion overlooking the sea, with no worries about property damage caused by the relentless force of wind, salt, tide, and time. Coastal and tidal areas are, however, even more fragile ecosystems than deserts. That may sound odd, but it's true. Change a few minor variables, however, and the system crashes.
Human presence demands much of an ecosystem.
We need fresh water, electric power, and a means to recycle or otherwise dispose of waste products of all kinds. There are ways to cut down on pollution per capita, but we can only modify the basic formula that pollution is proportional to human population density. The wisdom of this became apparent within three weeks of opening the vCity to the general internetworking public. We were immediately swamped with requests for immense tracts of beachfront CCs. I thought this was stupid and said so through many editorials in various nowlinks .