End of the world. Doomsday Economics

People have often thought my stance on "1 child policies are the only way we will be saved" as crazy man talk. But for me its simple math. We need to maintain or decrease the world consumption. The easiest way to decrease consumption is to decrease the population.
Here is a very good video as to why I might not be the crazy after all. Think of the maths. They are quite simple.

Infographic Tuesday

Here a picture really does speak a million words. I figure someone else can say what I am thinking right now than I can.
So here you go - the first (hopefully not the last); Info-graphic Tuesday

How Auckland (NZ) could learn from Portland (USA)

Recently saw this great documentary on how Portland has evolved to a better living Mecca. http://www.pbs.org/e2/episodes/311_portland_a_sense_of_place_excerpt.html

Good on you Portland! And shame on you Auckland City Council, the only developments I have seen lately that match this type of drive are private ventures.
Get off your arse and start thinking what the city needs to be 20 years from now.

If anyone has a link to the full documentary - chuck it in the comments below.  

More reading here about Portland and its improvements.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/29/us/29tram.html

Are cities the future?

Recently, Alex Steffen talked about the shareable future of cities in a Ted Talk (video at the bottom).
His talk was about how that cities dwellers ended up consuming less resources.
This spits the face of many whom believe the only way to go green is by living in the countryside. But as someone who has experienced both I can claim that I find things far more convenient in the city. And this has probably decreased my consumption as a whole.

Business run similarly.
Some business operate out of the back room/home office. While others operate in massive multistory buildings. With cubicles piled on top of cubicles. While there has a been a marketing push to say that we are moving away from the sweat factories of the past - is this actually true.
Not only that but is this a move to become more efficient or move effective.
I know I operate in a more spacious environment, and I love having a office that I can close the door to the world. But some people operate better with someone looking over the shoulder (I am not one of those people).

Are business run out of city offices the future? Do we need to consume less and sacrifice our own personal space at work?

Watch the video below and let me know what your thoughts are.
-Stew