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A Resilient Suburbia 3: Weighing the Potential for Self-Sufficiency
The Blog of Jeff Vail - Litigation, Resilient Systems, Risk Management, Sustainability — ... How much of its own food can suburbia produce? In America, the average suburban lot size is approximately 12,000 square feet. That’s about a quarter-acre. At an ...

A Resilient Suburbia? 3: Weighing the Potential for Self-Sufficiency
The Oil Drum — ... How much of its own food can suburbia produce? In America, the average suburban lot size is approximately 12,000 square feet. That’s about a quarter-acre. At an ...

A resilient suburbia? Weighing the potential for self-sufficiency
Energy Bulletin - — ... certainly isn't there now!). Traditionally, urban areas, by virtue of their geographic density, best serve the critical function of coordinating economic activity in a hierarchal fashion. While this function—its costs, benefits, and alternatives—must be considered in weighing the sustainability of different modes of the built environment, I’ll ask that we focus discussion on the first topic for this week’s post. 1. Food: How much of its own food can suburbia produce? In America, the average suburban lot size is approximately 12,000 square feet . That’s about a quarter-acre. At ...