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  • Subject: [tcrp-news] two new articles
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:07:36 -0400

We'd also like to announce two new articles on http://tclocal.org/.

Land use is at the heart of how we live. Whether that use is densely concentrated in urban centers, or more broadly distributed across the landscape in rural areas, the infrastructure we build sets the terms on which we live.

This month, TCLocal examines proposals for adjusting the way we use land to respond to higher energy costs, in both urban and rural contexts. Josh Dolan, local permaculturalist, offers ideas for a far more efficient - but still potentially exciting - future.

Because this is long, and because it naturally falls into two pieces, we're publishing this in two parts. The first part, on urban land use, examines shifting toward Ecocities, urban centers that address human needs at much lower cost than our present auto-centric approach. For a lot more detail, visit:

http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_1_ecoci.html

The second article examines possibilities for a rich and efficient rural life:

http://tclocal.org/2008/07/postpeak_land_use_part_2_the_c.html

While many planners focus on strengthening urban infrastructure, addressing the challenges of creating a more localized economy requires not just cities but also rural villages. Those villages can apply many of the same principles in a different context to produce a very different environment.

We welcome comments and suggestions on the site - this is a vision, not necessarily the only path forward. We'd love to hear questions, criticisms, and additional ideas.

Part II of this piece will be available on July 28th. It applies some similar concepts to rural life, but the results are very different.

TCLocal is a group of citizens developing strategies for dealing with
energy descent in Tompkins County. To that end, we're publishing
periodic articles, examining specific topics in the harsh light of
higher energy prices. You can find them at:

http://www.tclocal.org/

Previous articles have examined growing fruit and managing roads and
bridges in Tompkins County after the peak, as well as a proposal for combining the City of Ithaca's water system to create a

Upcoming articles will cover household preparation, small livestock, waste disposal, and health. We're working toward publishing around one article per month.

The TCLocal web site is specifically designed to get your feedback
on these ideas they are developed. These articles are a starting point
for a conversation we hope will include a wide variety of readers coming
at these issues from different perspectives. We welcome comments - they
work now! - and hope to find more good ideas through public discussion.

Thanks,
Simon St.Laurent
Chair, TCLocal




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