“Los Angeles is an army camped far from its sources of supply, using distant resources faster than nature renews them.”

— Paul Glover

http://issuu.com/planetdrumfoundation/docs/17_exploring_urban_frontiers (“Los Angeles: A History of the Future”) ,Planet Drum Review 1982-12-14

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