I live in a city that was one of the early adopters of Agenda 21, shortly after the conference in Rio de Janiero.
http://www.waitakere.govt.nz is the website for our city.
The focus of successive City Councils for the past 15 years has been on sustainable living. And, to be honest, it has worked extremely well.
Prior to the focus on sustainability, West Auckland was a hole, a nasty smelly place that was undesirable to live in. Now, it has got to be one of the most livable places on this planet.
So, based on what has happened here, I think this article is overly shrill. Every once in a while, by accident, even the United Nations might just get something right.
Well hell, sign us RIGHT UP!
The next step towards “E Pluribus Eunich”.
BTTT
Doesn’t look like too many folks are engaging in this discussion...
btt
Nobody wants to believe this stuff until they get involved with local and state governments and start to realize how absolutely far it has already advanced against not only big landowners, but residential property as well.
Well, it's well past the "crackpot" stage now and will be made obvious to you soon, if it hasn't already, when you try to exercise a few of your former assumed rights that no longer exist!!!
BTTT.
“Sustainable Communities” is already here and being implemented in CA
http://www.sgc.ca.gov/meetings/20101203/
http://www.sgc.ca.gov/meetings/20101203/HiAP_Task_Force_Report_to_SGC.Appendix.11.23.10_FINAL.pdf
http://www.sgc.ca.gov/meetings/20101203/HiAP_Report_11_23_2010.pdf