I n this issue

Vol. 5. No. 6. July 1975

Robert Allen

Michael Allaby

Edward Goldsmith

Nicholas Gould

Brian Johnson

Peter Bunyard

Jimoh Omo Fadaka

Colin Blythe

Lawrence D. Hills

Robert Waller

EDITORIAL The City Is Dead

FEATURE ARTICLES

Can We Feed Ourselves? What are the prospects for Britain as a self-sufficient nation?

The Fall of the Roman Empire Startling parallels can be drawn between social and political conditions in the West today, and i n ancient Rome as the power of the Empire dwindled

George Sturt A wise man and a skilled wheelwright with remarkable insight into the ecological consequences of destroying traditional village life.

The Politics of Futurology The potential of futures think-tanks discussed.

The Call of the Land Is subsistance farming merely escapist or does i t have some relevance for the future?

Papua New Guinea Opts for Eco Development Economic growth as a central aim has been replaced by greater reliance on traditional stability.

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Energy and Economic Myths PART 2 will now appear in our next issue.

This month's Cover: The Neroniani Aqueducts. Detail from an engraving by Piranesi. Note: While every care is taken with manuscripts submitted for publication, the Editors cannot guarantee to return those not accepted. Articles published in the Ecologist do not necessarily express the views of the Editors. Editor: Edward Goldsmith. Assistant Editor: Ruth Lumley-Smith. Editorial Group: Michael Allaby, Robert Allen, Peter Bunyard. Associate Editors: Jimoh Omo-Fadaka, Brian Johnson, Andrew MacKillop, Lawrence Hills, John Davoll, Richard Willson, Graham Searle, John Papworth, Robert Waller, John Milton (U.S.A.), Peter Freeman (U.S.A.). All communications should be sent to: The Ecologist, 73 Molesworth Street, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7DS, England. Tel: Wadebridge 2996. Advertising enquiries to Interpress, 19 Anne Boleyn's Walk, Cheam, Surrey. Tel: 01-642 5826 Published by Ecosystems Ltd. Registered Office as above. Distributed by: A.M.D. Ltd., Roding Trading Estate, London Road, Barking, Essex IG11 88U.

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