There is no escaping the economic, social and physical importance of human settlement patterns.
Larry Gross has it ‘almost’ right concerning human settlement patterns in his comment following A & A HOUSING. He just has the alligator and the mosquitos mixed up.
It is human settlement pattern that is the ALLIGATOR.
Economic Prosperity (including the type and location of Jobs), Social Stability and Physical (environmental) Sustainability are more than just MOSQUITOES but they are determined and controlled by human settlement patterns.
Sorry Larry, the cumulative impact of 12.5 Percenter decisions cannot be papered over with cute analogies.
For a refresher on reality check out Bill McKibben’s Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. McKibben presents a profoundly important but partially flawed and a little out of date perspective on the trajectory of civilization. More on both the good and the bad of this important book soon.
EMR