Originally Posted by DBT
Does anyone believe that our cities are not overblown in terms of livability, overpriced real estate, traffic, sidewalks, shops, cafes, etc?


Not only that, but much of our agricultural land: much of that which was near to major centres being built over, while a bit further out it is broken up into penny packets, and much of it affected by the symptoms of over-exploitation, such as by the competition for water, salination etc.