Tompkins County Relocalization Project

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Debate over the fate of cities and suburbs in the post-petroleum era has
tended to swing between two extremes.  One school of thought considers
these forms of social organization so unsustainable that they will
eventually be abandoned; the other dreams of eco-cities rescued by mass
transit and high-rise agriculture.

In "Cities and Suburbs in the Energy Descent: Thinking in Scenarios,"
TCLocal contributor Karl North subjects these viewpoints to a rigorous
analysis that points to a third outcome: a transformation of both cities
and suburbs that leaves them habitable, but capable of supporting a much
smaller population. You can access his article at

http://tclocal.org/2012/10/cities_and_suburbs_descent.html

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