SF sometimes envisages terraforming as a very slow process – in which case, what would the economics of such a (really) long-term investment look like? In other SF we have terraforming being done at much faster rates – would that only make it more profitable, or might there be drawbacks to fast-track terraforming for the corporation or society doing it?
In this talk we’ll explore the economic and financial implications of different kinds of terraforming and compare with how we see terraforming portrayed in SF.