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I guess you might be right. It is just me noticing my own behavior patterns and extending it to the greater populace which is not correct. I had a pleasure to
by awesomegoat_com 4y ago
I guess you might be right.
It is just me noticing my own behavior patterns and extending it to the greater populace which is not correct.
I had a pleasure to live in village, small city and big city.
I feel I use much more resources in bigger city. Distance to the mall is similar, but all the free-time activities in the city consume energy. While in the village I mostly just walked the forest and worked on the garden.
It is also much more easier to manage waste. Food waste goes to the garden. Cardbox goes to fire place. Also, water travels only few meters from the well before it is used.
- awesomegoat_com 4y agoI think the logical mistake is that I am able & willing to live simpler life in the village. But that won't be true for most.
- TremendousJudge 4y agoThe people I know who don't live in a city drive much more than people who do (I don't mean the suburbs of course, I mean little towns)
- brookst 4y agoWater is a good example of a resource that can be more environmentally friendly in less dense areas, though that’s not true everywhere. Plenty of suburbs in the US pipe in water from far away. Anyways, kudos for recognizing that your behavior may not be typical. For me, the main attraction of rural living would be the ability to have a hobby machine shop, multiple cars (sorry, am enthusiast). And I’d probably drive in to the city in the absence of transit.
- alistairSH 4y agoSprawling suburbia is not small towns and villages. I could see medium-sized towns being the happy middle ground for density vs costs vs desirability. But the typical American suburb is a blight on the planet.