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==== Non-agricultural uses ==== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Use<ref name=":0" /> !Used land area (m<sup>2</sup>) !Number of levels !Total usable area (m<sup>2</sup>)<ref group=Note name=Note01/> !Height per level (m) !Volume (m<sup>3</sup>) !Notes |- |Residential |120,000 |4 |490,000 |3 |1,470,000 |Including dwelling units, private exterior space and pedestrian access space. Modular housing, allowing for one-or two-level clustered homes, as well as grouped apartment buildings with 4 or 5 stories, and terraced homes taking advantage of the edges of the central plain that runs through the torus |- |Shops |10,000 |2 |23,000 |4 |92,000 |The authors of the study determined the space use from recommendations that call for 10 shops per 1000 people |- |Offices |3,300 |3 |10,000 |4 |40,000 | |- |Schools |3,000 |3 |10,000 |3.8 |38,000 |With community multimedia center. The authors of the study calculated the space use for a student population of 10% of total population |- |Hospital |3,000 |1 |3,000 |5 |15,000 |50-bed hospital with all the different needed facilities |- |Assembly (churches, community halls, theaters) |15,000 |1 |15,000 |10 |150,000 | |- |Recreation and entertainment |10,000 |1 |10,000 |3 |30,000 |All commercial entertainment, including indoor activities and restaurants |- |Public open space |100,000 |1 |100,000 |50 |5,000,000 |Parks, zoo, outdoor recreation (swimming, golf, playgrounds) |- |Service industry |20,000 |2 |40,000 |6 |240,000 |Light service industry of personal goods, furniture, handicrafts, etc. |- |Storage |10,000 |4 |50,000 |3.2 |160,000 |Wholesaling and storage |- |Transportation |120,000 |1 |120,000 |6 |720,000 |15 m width for typical streets. Ring road around the torus, at the edge of the central plain. Mass transport system consisting of a moving sidewalk, monorail, and minibus |- |Communication switching equipment (for 2800 families) |500 |1 |500 |4 |2,000 |Communication and telephone distribution |- |Waste and water treatment and recycling |40,000 |1 |40,000 |4 |160,000 |Including water supply, return and recycling, and sewage treatment |- |Electrical supply and distribution |1,000 |1 |1,000 |4 |4,000 |Including transformer substations |- |Miscellaneous |10,000 |2 |29,000 |3.8 |112,000 | |- |Total |466,000 | - |942,000 | - |8,233,000 | |}
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