Geography, Ecology, and Economy

A valuable article by Peter Ziehan titled The Geography of Recession.
http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20090602_geography_recession

The Amish

I’ve always respected many of the ethical and environmental practices of the Amish (and find it strange that their nutritional practices don’t seem to follow their other environmental ethic).
A recent Chicago Tribune article finds they are expanding:
The Amish are expanding their presence in states far beyond Pennsylvania Dutch country as they search for affordable farmland [...]

What is the Future of Suburbia?

A few weeks ago I posted the cost-of-services economic analysis done in Rhode Island. It related the nine-fold increase in the State’s budget since 1950 to the ‘cost of suburbanization’.
From an infrastructure perspective, the suburb and the suburban subdivision are socially expensive. They have also used environmental services randomly and, until recently, without much ‘ecosystem [...]