Re: Population Limits

Some Guidelines can be helpful.
 
One person per 3 acres of land in the temperate zone is about right in a drier area. 
 
One person per acre may be fine in a wetter climate. - T
 
http://edenvillage.net 
 


Ronald Greek <unno_2002-/[email protected]> wrote:
Robert Bolman wrote: "... Where woudl
you draw the line on population of an "ecocity"?


It depends on the minimum reliable rewnewable resource
base, how much is set-aside for emergencies, research,
etc., how much is expected to be expended per-person
in consumption such as food and fuel, how efficient
the infrastructure is, WHERE the city is, etc...





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Ronald Frederick Greek
Yuma, Arizona, USA
Attorney at Law




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