Found this in Popular Science yesterday:

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Preliminarily, prototypical or showcase "small townships" could be reworked or newly generated that could demonstrate the power of green building actions - see "Smallest".

Technology is inherently expensive to produce - by expensive, I mean a long and complicated work cycle is required to reach the production and circulation of technology.  It is too financially expensive for individuals to invest in products which vary in quality.

Conservation mindset is also difficult to arrive at, meaning that the development of habit and way of life could be something that takes time and sweat and blood to arrive upon.

Where we could bring both together is the critical point.  Which person and which family could have the thought of assisting the Earth to come back to its own fold of beautiful and vibrant nature is a determination which could be made only by that individual and that family.  It is in the plastic we don't throw out, the light we turn off, and the food waste we compost.

The problematic here would be, after discovering whether to upgrade an existing township or to create a new township, to discover whether the collective consensus is strong enough and cohesive enough on this one or two items.  Precedents exist for small communities that band together on one or two items upon many other items of agreement.

**We need too some organizing and collecting of information and mutual support.

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Conservatism: 

- purchase, use, and maintenance of high quality enduring products, such as woolen fabric apparel or high tech apparel that last and keep for a long time.  The economy is not built on high cash consumerism but on material trades that endure, trust relations carefully cultivated and maintained, and the sustenance of emotional strength, creativity, and happiness.

Defensive economy

- a defensive economy has at the basis at the horizontal level of individuals and families the strength of permanent assets such as house as well as savings that lead to disposable income which can then be applied towards actual utilizable assets and services such as computer appropriate for online masterclasses and engagement in new economical instruments