The Plan
We already have all the technology and resources we need to live well and in harmony with nature. All the necessary tools, techniques, technology, etc. were worked out decades ago. We just have to apply the solutions we've already got and live happily ever after. The immediate task is to build new cities that are not just self-sustaining but that actually improve the health of the biosphere. If we can do that quickly enough we can prevent the next decades of urban growth from destroying our civilization.
We know what to do, we have the tools to do it, how do we proceed? What's the plan?
Summary
- [✓] Acquire some land.
- […] Build a big greenhouse, and in it...
- […] Sketch out a regenerative "living neighborhood" with temporary structures and core infrastructure.
- […] Develop the tools and materials to repeat the process, and...
- […] Fill in the temporary structures with more permanent structures.
New Cities
We're going to build new cities one way or another. Even with global population growth leveling off we are not going to stop building cities overnight.
... over the next 20 years, we are doubling the land coverage [of cities]. And those plans are on the drawing table, right now
~ "Building cities with ecological harmony", Dror Benshetrit
Since we're going to do it anyway, we might as well do it in a way that isn't self-defeating and build these new cities as places of vitality and regeneration. We'll start by building a regenerative neighborhood. If we can do that, and repeat it, and accelerate the building process to the point that it outpaces the existing urban construction process, we might be able to bend the course of human development back into alignment with the course of Nature.
Acquire some land
We have acquired some twenty acres of land in Northern California. It's not very good land, but we got a good deal on it. It is not zoned for residential development, so we can't build a village there, but it can serve as a foothold to develop resources for later village construction, and converting it to a working farm will allow it to be mortgaged or sold to finance the purchase of land more appropriately zoned.
Build a Big Greenhouse
The idea here is that you're going to need them anyway due to climate change making the weather chaotic and unreliable.
The bigger they are the more efficient they are.
Sketch out a Living Neighborhood
Since you've got protection from the weather anyway, you can build lighter structures (than conventional houses) inside them for temporary living.
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