U.N.’s habitat agenda congested with big-city hype
"...There are no end of horrifying statistics abouturbanization of humanity...[The Habitat II conference] may now haveto consider the city as a leftover from the Age of Mall, adestination not envisioned as a haven for hope but as a safer placeto share hopelessness." - Richard F. Shepard, environmental writer The Earth Times "When I look into a faceless crowd, a swirling mass of greyand black and white, they don't look real to me -- in fact, I thinkthey look so strange." - Lyrics from the Rolling Stones "Salt of the Earth" Cities. Hideous blemishes on the natural landscape. Perpetually [...]