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Interestingly, reading this thread has made me realise that roads more-often-than-not are a path for exploitation (equally as you might describe them as a path
by dottjt 3y ago
Interestingly, reading this thread has made me realise that roads more-often-than-not are a path for exploitation (equally as you might describe them as a path for opportunity).
Without roads, you cannot build mines or forestries within the area to extract the resources from the land. Just interesting because I've never thought about roads in this way.
Feels like not building roads is a good thing if preserving the land is the intention.
- dreamcompiler 3y agoThe US Forest Service agrees with you. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadless_area_conservation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadless_area_conservation
- abrons 3y agoOn that topic here's an interesting article about the Ambler Mining District in Alaska - massive mineral deposits that would require a road through pristine wilderness to access: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-27/ambler-access-green-energy-project-threatens-alaska-ecosystem https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-27/ambler-ac... and https://archive.ph/WP14Q https://archive.ph/WP14Q