Resting the green dragon/the dangers of radical environmentalism.

[Papewaio]

So this doesn't end in tears lets just peel back one layer of the onion at a time.

2) Relocate people from rural to urban areas.

People choose to migrate to cities. More then 50% of the worlds population lives in cities. Most governments provide more services to city populations as the money goes further per capita.

China is 51% urbanised and climbing. That climb is contributing to its thirst for rebar for apartments, which in turn is helping Australia's economy as we export so much iron ore. The richest woman in the world is rich because the world is urbanising and we are doing it faster then ever.

There is no first world country trying to surpress urbanisation or rural populations. Most are trying to figure out how to make jobs outside cities and increase satellite city popularity.