I'm reading a book called More Tree Talk by Ray Raphael, a local (northern California) historian. He explains how property owned by logging corporations is logged at a faster than sustainable rate in order to produce a profit in a capitalist society with high interest rates and multiple investment options for capital. He proposes that a better solution would be to have forest land owned by schools, retirement funds, and other groups who have less pressure to make a quick profit, but who are interested in making money over a longer time period.
Nothing is perfect, but using broad labels like "private property" isn't good for making sustainable designs. Again, we have to look at what our design goals are and do a needs and yields assessment for our different options. Getting really specific about the different elements and sites in our designs will help us come up with better results.
Rain
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