Editing Paraterraforming and Domed World-Building (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Paraterraforming Radius' (Calculating 'Population Capacity' from Dome Volume):'''
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import math

def calculate_dome_capacity(radius_km, floors=1, m2_per_person=100):
    """
    Shows how big a Dome needs to be to sustain a city.
    """
    # Floor area = pi * r^2 for a hemispherical dome
    base_area_m2 = math.pi * (radius_km * 1000) ** 2
    total_area_m2 = base_area_m2 * floors
    population = int(total_area_m2 / m2_per_person)
    
    if population > 1_000_000:
        return f"STATUS: MEGA-DOME CITY. (Radius: {radius_km}km. Population: {population:,}. A full metropolis)."
    elif population > 10_000:
        return f"STATUS: TOWN-DOME. (Population: {population:,}. A small self-sustaining community)."
    else:
        return f"STATUS: OUTPOST-DOME. (Population: {population:,}. Research station scale)."

# Case: A 1km radius multi-story dome on Mars
print(calculate_dome_capacity(1, floors=10))
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; Engineering Landmarks
: '''O'Neill's ''The High Frontier'' (1976)''' → "The Definitive" "Technical Blueprint" for **"Space Habitats"** that "Inspired" "A Generation" of "Engineers."
: '''NASA 'Summer Study' (1975)''' → "The First" "Official" "Government Study" of **"Large Space Habitats"** (Stanford Torus / Island One).
: '''Biosphere 2''' → (See Article 732). "The Only" "Full-Scale" **"Closed Biosphere"** "Ever Attempted" — the "Lesson-Giver."
: '''Bezos' Blue Origin Vision''' → "Jeff Bezos" "Explicitly" "Envisions" **"O'Neill Cylinders"** as the "Future" of "Human Settlement" — "Not Mars."
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