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Comment on Mapping our food future by Mapping & Transition | Transition Centre County

Mapping & Transition | Transition Centre County — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:45:44 +0000

[...] Mark Thurstain-Goodwin writes: We need to make a transition away from a global economy which is dependent on cheap fossil fuels, because we have reached the peak of their extraction. Indeed, we will make that transition whether we like it or not, because fuel prices will inexorably rise, putting oil and gas beyond our reach well before they run out altogether. [...]

Comment on Food footprints: re-localising UK food supply by Hubberts Peak

Hubberts Peak — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:03:22 +0000

I understand that peak oil is accurate and that we are now past the point of peak oil. I believe many of the current events have to do with this understanding and it won’t be long before the main stream media and population wake up and understand what is going on. For me and my family, we are preparing for the life after the crash.

Comment on Mapping our food future by Gavin

Gavin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:56:56 +0000

I was wondering if you had a higher resolution image of ‘totnesFoodshed’ that I could look at – I am a Dartington College of Arts student but predominantly involved myself with GIS and realise that your idea is very close to home, unlike many of the other information out there.

Comment on Food security and the need for GIS models by David Franklin

David Franklin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:10:32 +0000

“There is not enough woodfuel for space heating.” is this statement not based on current housing stock? Housing which, almost universally, is badly designed with regards to heating.
Surely if relocalisation means building new housing in the countryside to replace housing in inner city areas does this not mean that we have the chance to build housing that doesn’t need woodfuel for heating.
Also if “by the time we realise we’re really in an energy crisis it will be too late” and there is mass exodus of urban areas there will not be time to build new housing. We will then have to makes better use of the housing that is already in the country side. Housing more people together in a given space will reduce the need for heating.
I realise this is simplistic and idealistic, but my point still stands. We need better design and utilisation of our housing ( and a shift in planning policies).