'An economy based on ownership of land ignores the interconnected ecosystems of soil that support fertility and biodiversity, to the extent that all of life is now threatened.'
The sustainability of cities is inextricably linked to the sustainability of distant places. We need a new, integrated approach to planetary stewardship to address this challenge.
Have we forgotten the inherently tangled, interdependent nature of ecosystems, the ecological value of old-growth, the microcosm of habitats provided by diversity?