from classical Marxist thought.)
The abolition of the antithesis between town and country is no more and no
less utopian than the abolition of the antithesis between capitalists and
wage workers. From day to day it is becoming more and more a practical
demand of both industrial and agricultural
What exactly is it that makes a large city unsustainable? Is there
something inherent to size as opposed to social organization that is the
problem. And if so, then how large is large before things become
unsustainable.
To speak in these terms is to beg the question as to how cities grow and why
You might want to look at Grey Brechin's Imperial San Francisco -- a good
study about how urban growth is very consumptive of the resources of the
surrounding areas. On the other hand, cities appear as the source of
creativity. Both sides have some truth -- moreso, the first. I guess
that is
of the antithesis between town and country
You might want to look at Grey Brechin's Imperial San Francisco -- a good
study about how urban growth is very consumptive of the resources of the
surrounding areas. On the other hand, cities appear as the source of
creativity. Both sides have some
