Posted by: "Adrian Stott" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm representing economic rationality.
My response:- I think the problem here is that economic rationality often fails to put a price on what people value - for example last week's TV programme 'Lie of the Land' argued that the economic pressure for cheap food often led to the destruction of what people value in the countryside, especially humane animal farming, e.g. calves being slaughtered at birth because only milk has value. In the canal context, it's the historic artefacts which are at risk - for example private owners can maintain historic boats but need moorings within easy reach to carry out the intensive maintenance which historic boats need. Sean
