How much land to feed a city of 30,000 people
A city of 30,000 people, climate by climate: the countryside its grain comes from and how far a cart must haul it, inland and on a river. About the size of Toulouse around 1300.
| Climate | Inland | On a river |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Rainforest | 24,000 km², 3.5 days | 24,000 km², 2 days |
| Tropical Dry Forest | 6,100 km², 2 days | 6,100 km², 1 day |
| Temperate Forest | 6,800 km², 2 days | 6,800 km², 2 days |
| Temperate Conifer Forest | 26,000 km², 4 days | 26,000 km², 2.5 days |
| Taiga | 55,000 km², 5.5 days | 55,000 km², 3 days |
| Savanna | 9,400 km², 2.5 days | 9,400 km², 1.5 days |
| Grassland | 6,700 km², 2 days | 6,700 km², 1.5 days |
| Flooded Grassland | 1,500 km², 1 day | 1,500 km², 0.5 days |
| Alpine Meadow | 57,000 km², 5.5 days | 57,000 km², 3.5 days |
| Mediterranean Scrub | 7,600 km², 2 days | 7,600 km², 1.5 days |
| Hot Desert | 5,200 km², 2 days | 5,200 km², 1 day |
| Cold Desert | 50,000 km², 5.5 days | 50,000 km², 3 days |
| Barrens | 190,000 km², 10 days | 190,000 km², 5.5 days |
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