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980 square feet for 3.4 people (6)

1950 Average New Home

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Society A Society B Everyone lives in 3,800-

square-foot houses and has no free time for exercise each day.

Everyone lives in 3,800-square-foot houses and has time to get together with friends one evening each month.

Everyone lives in 3,800-square-foot houses and has one week of vacation each year.

Everyone lives in 2,000-square-foot houses and has 45 minutes available for exercise each day.

Everyone lives in 2,000-square-foot houses and has time to get together with friends four evenings each month.

Everyone lives in 2,000-square-foot houses and has four weeks of vacation each year.

Adapted from Robert H. Frank, Falling Behind

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980 square feet for 3.4 people (6)

1950 Average New Home

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NOW: 5,000-8,000 Sq. Ft. Homes

For 2.6 people

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Energy, Environment, Economy, People: Tipping Points are here

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Arbor Day Planting Map

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Not enough people make enough money to buy what we pretended they could

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27 Floridas

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Lessons from & for the Future Four converging forces

Income gap economics & Debtor society

Century of cheap energy ends Climate change and life style Demographic mismatches

Still further to go to match housing cost and real incomes

We actually know what to do Make Philly legal Modify values toward modesty Downsize attractively Build green Build age friendly

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The Future is Something We Do

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