An article that is relevant to Hart's point about carrying capacity as a crucial component of sustainability:
http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/L/LAKE_MEAD_DRY_UP?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-13-06-47-48
Development patterns in the West have spurred an unsustainable demand on water supply. Much of the West seems like a New Orleans type of situation...some environmentalists might say that we shouldn't have built out there at all. The land isn't meant for human habitation--it's a desert!
Will reinvestment in historic structures and neighborhoods help or harm this situation? Should we focus instead on land conservation to abate the effects of population growth? Should we help existing older communities strive for LEED-ND standards even if they aren't exactly "sustainable"?
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