In real life, cities are stationary. This reading portrays different versions of cities that can migrate from a number of science fictions. Authors like James Blish and Stephen Baxter set a challenge to the idea of stationary cities. I wonder whether mobile cities could be our future. Like the drawings by Ron Herron, there may be walking cities which move to unexploited lands if the local environment was heavily polluted in the future. On the other hand, mobile cities may not be possible. The writers stated that a city is both a hunter and a gatherer. A city needs an enormous intricate energy system. Extra power is need for the migration of cities in addition to the internal needs. This might add difficulties to the operation of the city. However, with more advance technology in the future, it is undeniable that migratory cities could exist one day.
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As you have suggested, there is certainly the likelihood of literal moving cities in the future, especially given the rapid pace of technological advancement. However, beyond this understanding of mobile cities, consider the idea of the mobile city has been part of human civilization for a long time. Consider communities that are nomadic or semi-nomadic in the past and present. Consider the floating population of workers today. Could one understanding of the mobile city in film an allegory of communities that are mobile – these communities being the economic backbone of the city/country/region?