sept 29th, 2006
i take this with a large pinch of salt. by concentrating on industry, we will go down a death spiral by destroying the land and the water table and by creating monster cities for a centralized industrial economy. much like the "satanic mills" and mill towns of new england.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/business/worldbusiness/30rupeecnd.html?hp&ex=1159588800&en=66938d7c88a3e722&ei=5094&partner=homepage
agriculture and water management a la tarun bhagat sangh's recharging of the water table and check-dams and other accumulated local knowledge. after all, karikala chola's 1940-year-old grand anicut is still standing in the kaveri delta. this must be the oldest extant irrigation waterworks in the world.
see the second story about the water crisis in delhi. we dont need no huge cities. decentralize!
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/world/asia/29water.html?hp&ex=1159588800&en=b23dcc90599744b6&ei=5094&partner=homepage
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