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'Rurban' describes the bleeding of unsustainable urban consumerism into formerly healthy rural resources. 'Urbal', its polar opposite, describes the only logical cure: The injection of countryside, or more specifically; green productivity, deep into the heart of our cities.

Extra Reference Clips

These clips provide further comment (in no particular order) on some of the concepts explored in The Urbal Fix.

• Co-Ops •

Co-operatives and Mutuals are key to the solution

• Co-Housing •

A sustainable approach to the housing challenge

• Urbal Buildings •

Retrofitting existing buildings and constructing new ones

• Waste •

Recycling and up-cycling

• Designers •

A new approach

• Teamwork •

A new method

• Global Balance •

The UK is not the only pebble on the beach

• Steady State Economics •

A brief but illuminating overview

• Urbal Food •

More on growing food in cities

Some timely thoughts about food from Linda Hull

• Permaculture •

Not just about designing veg plots

• Next Steps •

The Urbal Institute and more

• MAIN PROGRAMME •

• Edible Public Space in Leeds •

Some timely thoughts about food from Linda Hull

OTHER RELEVANT VIDEO CLIPS

• Greening The Desert •

• 7 Food Forests in 7 Minutes •

• SUDS in Los Angeles •

• 300 Years in 300 Mins •

• Climate Tipping Points •

• The Story of Stuff •

• Hugh Meets The Incredibles •

• Water Recycling •

• Adam Hart-Davis on Carbon Markets •
(nb, we do not endorse this, but it does help explain the concept, plus of course he's a National Treasure)

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