The new "localism"

Newsweek has an interesting article out about the trend away from a nomadic lifestyle and how that benefits communities. The theory is that the more time you spend in one place, the more investment you have in it and the more likely you are to support it. If that trend holds true (and it seems to have started well before the recession, not because of it), it may help put an end to throw-away-neighborhoods, where one subdivision pillages the residents of an older subdivision, and one community pillages the residents of another. Stabilizing the population of neighborhoods, whether urban or suburban, is a critical first step in preserving and renewing them.

Staying put might be one of the most sustainable things you can do.

Check it out: http://www.newsweek.com/id/217029