caves of steel (enclosed megacity)
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Caves of Steel is a vast, enclosed megacity on an overpopulated future Earth in Isaac Asimov’s Robot series, where humanity lives entirely indoors under a domed, city-wide structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| caves of steel (enclosed megacity) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
domed city
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enclosed city ⓘ fictional megacity ⓘ setting in a science fiction work ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Robots and Empire
NERFINISHED
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The Caves of Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Robots of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fear of the outside world
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human dependence on technology ⓘ loss of connection to nature ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ social stratification ⓘ tension between Earthmen and Spacers ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Spacer worlds
NERFINISHED
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open, low-population Spacer cities ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | overpopulated future Earth ⓘ |
| genreContext | Golden Age science fiction worldbuilding ⓘ |
| governingBodyInFiction | City government of future Earth ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentType | entirely indoor environment ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
artificial lighting instead of natural sunlight
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climate-controlled interior ⓘ high population density ⓘ integration of transportation tunnels and corridors ⓘ limited contact with open countryside ⓘ multi-level urban structure ⓘ no direct exposure to open sky ⓘ population lives entirely indoors ⓘ psychological aversion among inhabitants to open spaces ⓘ reliance on artificial food production and distribution ⓘ segregated residential and industrial sectors ⓘ strictly regulated access points to the outside ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | primary setting for Elijah Baley’s investigations ⓘ |
| hasStructuralForm |
city-wide dome
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vast enclosed megastructure ⓘ |
| influencesCharacterTrait | agoraphobia among Earth inhabitants ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Earthmen
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humans wary of robots ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Isaac Asimov’s Robot series universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnFictionalPlanet | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
arcology
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enclosed habitat ⓘ megastructure ⓘ |
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