When humans do build, do we look at if its appropriate to build there? Or is it pure economic veto that decides that we build something somewhere. Just because there are resources in a particular location in the world, does that mean we have to deplete it for what its worth?
Take these examples of built designs that are clogs in our natural arteries, in opposition to the natural context and just plain, shouldn't belong there.
The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Although we do not know when a earthquake is coming, our history is what we should learn from. Even though we know exactly where fault lines are and we've endured these huge earthquakes and sacrificed an abundance of lives during these incidents, we still continue to "fight" the natural consistency. Although several incidents similiar to the San Francisco earthquake has occured, we still ask, "how do we make these structures not fall down?" instead of asking ourselves, "Should we even build here?" or "Are these skyscrapers safe here?"
Chase Tower in Phoenix, Arizona - the largest skyscraper in Phoenix
Although Phoenix, Arizona has the hottest summer of all the cities in the US, we still continue to build higher and higher. Does heat not rise in Phoenix? It still does, but we still continue to build up. This leads to increased use of air conditioning, which uses a large amount of electricity.
Doesn't look like these belong here....
There are thousands of oil rigs sitting in just the Gulf of Mexico, mostly inactive. These sit here with no use, and even when it is used, they still shouldn't be there! Just look at the oil rig, then its surroundings.... Somethings not right.
New Orleans is 8 feet below sea level
The Big Easy is 8 feet below sea level. Something is wrong here. Why? I don't know. Possibly because New Orleans is a hot spot for resources - but shouldn't our primitive instincts or basic intellectual knowledge realize that building a city below sea level may have its consequences? Well in 2005, New Orleans felt that consequence, and most of the individuals that were the target of the levees breaking didn't know any better.