I enjoyed reading this;
"The Concept of Living Well", its quite long but interesting.
http://www.energybulletin.net/stories/2010-10-08/concept-“living-well”-bolivian-viewpoint
Some examples of not so great town planning, I wonder where the Gold Coast got their canal ideas from?
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/human_landscapes_in_sw_florida.html
Going to hear Tim Flannery at the Powerhouse tomorrow night talking about his new book and other things environmental.