There is something which I keep noticing:
\na lot of areas of waste land within our city centres.<\/p>\n
Areas that have been flattened after various buildings have
\nbeen pulled down, and which currently serve no socially
\nuseful purpose.<\/p>\n
These are places which are surrounded by fences, and that
\nare now starting to turn in to urban wildlife areas.<\/p>\n
Such patches of waste land are very indicative of just what
\nhas been happening to society over the last few years.<\/p>\n
– How certain parts of the economy slowed down and came to a
\ncomplete standstill.<\/p>\n
We now keep being told how the recession is on the turn,
\nyet I’ll not believe that the economy is starting to work again:<\/p>\n
– Not until there are signs that all of these waste grounds are
\nbeing opened up and new buildings are being constructed.<\/p>\n
Yet that is not the end of this story………<\/p>\n
There are also a lot of redundant offices which have been
\nboarded up for some time now,
\nand which have notices upon them which indicate that they
\nwill be demolished at some time or other.<\/p>\n
What ever else: –
\nNone of these redundant offices blocks are suitable for
\nconversion in to desperately needed housing,
\nas it would be cheaper to pull them down and build a new.<\/p>\n
This also says a lot about the energy use standards which
\nexist within offices built during the past 50 years.<\/p>\n
So here comes a social dilemma –<\/p>\n
On the one hand there is a desperate need for new low cost,
\nand energy efficient housing.<\/p>\n
Yet there is no money to build such social housing.<\/p>\n
On the other hand there is a lot of newly flatten & derelict
\nland that looks like it will not be touched for a lot time to
\ncome.<\/p>\n
One solution may be to formally convert some of these areas
\nin to Urban Wild Life Parks.<\/p>\n
Another idea may be to sell them off to people who wish to use
\nthem for low cost & ecologically sound self build social
\nhousing projects:<\/p>\n
– As local housing for those who already live in the area.<\/p>\n
– For people who will never be able to afford to buy any of the
\nexisting housing,
\nand which stand no chance of ever getting any social housing.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of ways in which such projects as the above
\nmight be funded.<\/p>\n
Maybe it’s about time that the building societies got back to
\ntheir roots,
\nand put some backing to such projects.<\/p>\n
We can all benefit by making sure that these new urban
\nwastelands are used for more imaginative projects.<\/p>\n
Perhaps some of them might also be used as allotments.<\/p>\n
It’s no utopian dream to think that something may be achieved
\nthis way.<\/p>\n
Just imagine that ……..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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