It is fascinating to read about the development of so many aspects of Melbourne.
The proponents see the positive side of new hospitals, new campuses, new
skyscrapers, new housing developments, new sewerage systems, new rail lines,
more cars, trams and buses.
There is little recognition of what it takes to maintain all these works as
natural forces take their inevitable toll. There is the presumption that
sufficient natural resources will continue to be available to operate and
maintain these systems, even as these resources are getting scarce. How will
Melbourne be functioning in 2050 when its usage of fuels and water will
inevitably be much lower than the current rate. Money cannot buy these
components of natural capital. Technology can only, at best, enable them to be
used more effectively.
Alan Weisman provides in 'The World without Us' insight into how New York would
fall apart when deprived of the natural goods and services necessary for its
operation and maintenance. Many young Melbournians will experience that
devastation in their life times. The residents of Detroit are already facing
that stark reality.

Denis Frith
11 Ondean Court
Frankston

(03) 9789 1545





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