Rural depopulation needs to happen if for no other reasons than environmental. We should be focusing on returning as much land as possible to natural ecosystems

Rural depopulation needs to happen if for no other reasons than environmental. We should be focusing on returning as much land as possible to natural ecosystems. Urban living is more efficient in terms of resource consumption than rural living (http://news.colgate.edu/scene/2014/11/urban-legends.html http://news.colgate.edu/scene/2014/11/urban-legends.html), and the possibilities for further efficiency gains are much greater for urban areas.