Social issues are environmental issues
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I hate to continue to belabor the debate regarding
what is or is not an appropriate topic for HCN,
but when I saw the recent letter from Carol Chipman entitled "Stick
to Environmental Topics," I felt I had to respond (HCN, 10/3/05:
Stick to environmental topics).
As a planner in the West, I know that you cannot separate social and environmental topics. The sprawl in our region, loss of agricultural lands, impacts to species, etc., can all be traced to social issues and events.
The line between "social" and "environmental" issues is very gray and quite permeable. Those of us who care need to keep this in mind so we don’t blind ourselves to the true actions that impact our environment, and relegate ourselves to jumping on the bandwagon once it’s too late.
Brian Holt
Big Pine, California
As a planner in the West, I know that you cannot separate social and environmental topics. The sprawl in our region, loss of agricultural lands, impacts to species, etc., can all be traced to social issues and events.
The line between "social" and "environmental" issues is very gray and quite permeable. Those of us who care need to keep this in mind so we don’t blind ourselves to the true actions that impact our environment, and relegate ourselves to jumping on the bandwagon once it’s too late.
Brian Holt
Big Pine, California
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