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10489686 No.10489686 [Reply] [Original]

Scientifically speaking, why do humans build shit in floodplains?

>> No.10489688

cause they're flat and they're not deserts

>> No.10489690

>>10489686
imagine building a runway on the side of a mountain

>> No.10489694

>>10489686
Because they aren't flooded most of the time. People do irrational stuff every day. They don't consume food that will make them healthier, they don't support policies that would improve their lives, they don't work in the most efficient manner. And then they do it for a long time and it's tough to change because they always did it that way. Point taken though, yeah, those fuckers should move. Along with almost everyone in a coastal city. Good luck with that.

>> No.10489731

Floods deposit a lot of nutrient rich dirt, so flood plains are good for making farms.

>> No.10489858

>>10489688
This.

Cost effectiveness of developments dictate that flat land be used. Usually flat land is a floodplain. Hills are usually developed only as a last resort to deal with population density.