eco•logic Special Report...
Sustainable Development:
Transforming America
By Henry Lamb
Environmental Conservation Organization
Hollow Rock, Tennessee
December 1, 2005
As the "sustainable development"
movement continues to gain momentum, it is worthwhile to step back and
take a long look at the big picture, painted with a broad brush to
reveal what the United States might look like as the movement's vision
is more fully implemented over the next 50 years or so.
The picture painted here is based on official documents published
by several government agencies and non-government organizations during
the last decade. These documents were rarely reported in the news, and
average working people have no idea what sustainable development
really means, and even less knowledge of what is in store for the
future.
If the vision of sustainable development continues to unfold
as it has in the last decade, life in the United States will be quite
different in the future.
The Vision
Half the land area of the entire country will be designated
"wilderness areas," where only wildlife managers and researchers will
be allowed. These areas will be interconnected by "corridors of
wilderness" to allow migration of wildlife, without interference by
human activity. Wolves will be as plentiful in Virginia and
Pennsylvania as they are now in Idaho and Montana. Panthers and
alligators will roam freely from the Everglades to the Okefenokee and
beyond.
Surrounding these wilderness areas and corridors, designated
"buffer zones" will be managed for "conservation objectives." The
primary objective is "restoration and rehabilitation." Rehabilitation
involves the repair of damaged ecosystems, while restoration usually
involves the reconstruction of natural or semi-natural ecosystems. As
areas are restored and rehabilitated, they are added to the wilderness
designation, and the buffer zone is extended outward.
Buffer zones are surrounded by what is called "zones of
cooperation." This is where people live - in "sustainable
communities." Sustainable communities are defined by strict "urban
growth boundaries." Land outside the growth boundaries will be managed
by government agencies, which grant permits for activities deemed to
be essential and sustainable. Open space, to provide a "viewshed" and
sustainable recreation for community residents will abut the urban
boundaries. Beyond the viewshed, sustainable agricultural activities
will be permitted, to support the food requirements of nearby
communities.
Sustainable communities of the future will bear little resemblance
to the towns and cities of the 20th century. Single-family
homes will be rare. Housing will be provided by public/private
partnerships, funded by government, and managed by non-government
"Home Owners Associations." Housing units will be designed to provide
most of the infrastructure and amenities required by the
residents. Shops and office space will be an integral part of each
unit, and housing will be allocated on a priority basis to people who
work in the unit - with quotas to achieve ethnic and economic
balance. Schools, daycare, and recreation facilities will be
provided. Each unit will be designed for bicycle and foot traffic, to
reduce, if not eliminate, the need for people to use automobiles.
Continued...
This report demonstrates how Sustainable
Development and the "Rewilding of America" are two sides of the same
agenda. Extensive documentation displays the actual official documents
which guide the implementation of this U.N. agenda.
This eco•logic special report can be viewed in its entirety
in the ECO
member's section.
Henry Lamb is the Executive Vice President of the
Environmental Conservation Organization (ECO), and Chairman of
Sovereignty International.
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