"An industrial capitalist society that does not recognize ecological limits but only perpetual economic expansion and has the profit motive as driver, will eventually consume and destroy itself."
"But we will all be taken down with it."
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Park | Location | Acres |
Rock Creek Park | Washington, D.C. | 1,755 |
New Orleans City Park | New Orleans, La. | 1,300-1,500 |
Mt. Airy Forest | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1,469.91 |
Central Park | New York, New York | 843 |
I've been curious a long time what the actual data was regarding urban parks, having spent much of my youth in Rock Creek Park, and being a competitive megalomaniac (i.e. from the U.S.), wanting my park to be the biggest. And as it turns out, I win.
A qualification on the data, though, that Rock Creek National Park actually stretches into Maryland and borders quite a few suburban urban areas as well.
Cincinnati still sounds like an awesome city. I should come visit for those drag shows. And hey, D.C. may get the largest urban park, but we still don't have voting congressional representation.