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In ca.environment rtp1@quads.uchicago.edu (raymond thomas pierrehumbert)
said: 
 
 
>The single biggest threat to the environment is de-urbanization. Keeping
cities  
>attractive should be a major goal on the agenda of environmental
organizations.  
> The absolute population of the US over the next century is of secondary  
>importance compared to how and where we live. 
> 
 
 
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This I agree with. We need to avoid the endless sprawl of the suburbs into
the outlying areas. The more I think about it the more I believe that
instead of buying a big house in the "burbs" with some pesticide ridden
lawn I would be better off staying in the city and buying a "condo". The
money I save will be put towards purchasing  undeveloped land that I will
protect from developement. Now all I need to do is to come up with the
cash. I have recently decided to stop using a private passenger automobile.
This will save me about $400 per month (taking into consideration the
additional expense in  mass transit costs). This savings will go along way
to achieving my goal. Living in the city makes it less necessary to own a
car. When I go visit my land to see the wilderness I'll have to take mass
transit or rent a vehicle. Either way the overall benefit to the
environment will be substantial. I will probably walk or bike to work (if I
don't get run over). This will benefit my health. All in all the more I
think about it the better the plan sounds.