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It is the idea of a set of principles in Alexander et al.’s (1977), A Pattern Language that is relevant here, rather than the principles they propose with respect to urban planning. Their principle of See also “Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes” (CPULs), another suggested system for remodelling cities to open up land for horticulture and agriculture, enabling them to become substantially self-sufficient in food, and healthier places to live. André Viljoen, ed., (2005), CPULs: Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes. For a summary, see www.energybulletin.net/17603.html . “fingers” of country alternating with town is anything but compact. Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, et al. (1977), A Pattern Language, pp 21–25. See also Mike Jenks, Elizabeth Burton and Katie Williams, eds. (1999), The Compact City: A Sustainable Urban Form?

David Fleming
Dr David Fleming (2 January 1940 – 29 November 2010) was a cultural historian and economist, based in London, England. He was among the first to reveal the possibility of peak oil's approach and invented the influential TEQs scheme, designed to address this and climate change. He was also a pioneer of post-growth economics, and a significant figure in the development of the UK Green Party, the Transition Towns movement and the New Economics Foundation, as well as a Chairman of the Soil Association. His wide-ranging independent analysis culminated in two critically acclaimed books, 'Lean Logic' and 'Surviving the Future', published posthumously in 2016. These in turn inspired the 2020 launches of both BAFTA-winning director Peter Armstrong's feature film about Fleming's perspective and legacy - 'The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation?' - and Sterling College's unique 'Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time' online courses. For more information on all of the above, including Lean Logic, click the little globe below!

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