Matching leisure with raw materials production

摘要

GEOFFREY WAKEHAM argues that the concept of the countryside as an extended leisure park, and the need to collect/ store and transport more water for urban needs provides an ideal fit. The country side is seen by the urban majority and many commuting rural residents as an amenity area for their personal pleasure or it is zoned by the state for the collection and storage of rainwater or dispose of sewage. The constraints and limitations on farming systems are such that farmers are stuck in a time warp and become little more than an educational or entertainment DVD on a year long loop.