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Book chapters

• Anglada-Escudé G, Sureda M, Gisela Detrell, Muñoz A, Hughes Pearce O, Rojas G, Apostol E, Rodríguez S, Florido V, Casanova I, Cullen D, Banchs M, Hartlieb P, Ribas L, De la Torre D , 'The Nüwa Concept. A development model for a self-sustainable city on Mars' in Frank Crossman (ed.), MARS CITY STATES New Societies for a New World, Polaris Books ()
  ISBN: 9781736386002
  Abstract

  Nüwa is the first attempt of the Sustainable Offworld Network (SONet) to formulate a development model for a city that can sustain its own growth on Mars. A city and its population is a complex system with numerous cross dependencies. As a result, its design requires solutions based on high-level strategies rather than a compilation of specific technologies. We begin listing the high level basic functions that a city must satisfy and outline a basic development economic model. We then propose an urban solution based on a rock excavated city, and formulate its life support infrastructure as well as all the services and assets needed to keep it working. We then obtain a resource budget (material, energy and workload) by mapping Earth materials and processes to those more readily usable on Mars. As the wellbeing and the constant influx of inhabitants is a design requirement; social, economic and policies to facilitate the emergence of a Martian culture are also outlined. The main conclusion of this exercise is that our model seems feasible given forecasted developments in automation, but urge for full-scale Earth demonstrators. The design required contributions of academic and non-academic experts from across technical and social sciences. This highlights that developing concepts for a city beyond Earth is in full synergy with developing a more sustainable Earth-bound economy, and it has a great potential to initiate and inspire crucial conversations across society. Comments: 20 pages, 35 Figures, original submission to the Mars City State - Mars Society 2020 competition (minor typo fixed). Top 10 finalist over 175+. For additional media & attribution information contact us via SONet's website(http:\\www.sonet-hub.com). To appear in chap. 10 in book "Mars City States: New Societies for a New World", Ed. F. Crossman, The Mars Society, 2021(in press). This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
  

Owen is a design tutor at Oxford Brookes University focusing on Offworld architecture, generational issues, hyper-technology, future cities and future living.

His current research focuses on improving social cohesion and reducing loneliness through technology and interactive architecture.

Owen is interested in new forms of craft-making and explores the possibilities of transferring design and construction approaches from furniture to architectural settings.

Press, publicity and reviews

https://www.dezeen.com/2020/11/02/hugh-broughton-architects-pearce-martian-house-bristol-architecture/

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/hugh-broughtons-bristol-martian-house-has-lift-off

Further information

https://pearce-plus.com

http://sonet-hub.com

https://originalelephant.io