i,like so many, others listened to buckminster fuller articultate his vision(s) for a new planetary happening. in retrospect, i remember buckminster fuller say to effect, that land ownership is something we are still hooked on... nowadays, have a look around -at the cost of a house, or a rental- egad! beyond belief... so the posturing that fifty years is now is intriguing, yet it is worriesome, i. e. , the military curves (see janes anuual...) have not dropped significantly. the ecovillage notion being bandied about is a noble attempt to deal with carrying capacity and overshoot issues on out planet, but by the time, don richter, a collaborater with fuller, and his kin give those villages an ephemeral touch, as it were, hell will freeze the planet over a couple of times, so it seems. these, little chat sessions are no doubt helpfull, but where are the venues with real people face to face???? Do we see Boeing doing much or lets say the back yard "charlies" with their cookie cutters to scale. where is the place for them???

Bucky's most relevant idea is one he called ephemeralization, where the ultimate goal is to do the most with the least amount of resources. As an example the reciprocating (piston) engine starts out as 50% effecient and because of friction is reduced to less than that, compared with the turbine engine which is 80% effecient. This idea of doing more with less is the key to effective resource management.