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== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
| − | Maximize these: | + | Maximize these, bearing in mind first and foremost that fewer people means fewer problems: |
*A long growing season (these are shrinking) | *A long growing season (these are shrinking) | ||
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*Inexpensive insurance rates (home, auto, health) | *Inexpensive insurance rates (home, auto, health) | ||
*Upwind from major nuclear-weapons targets | *Upwind from major nuclear-weapons targets | ||
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| + | == Resources == | ||
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| + | * [[Strategic Relocation: Maps]] | ||
| + | * [https://mapper.acme.com/ ACME Mapper] -- topo | ||
| + | * [http://www.drillingmaps.com/fracking.html Fracking Map] -- fracking sites | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 11 January 2018
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- You may be looking for these Maps.
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Properties
Maximize these, bearing in mind first and foremost that fewer people means fewer problems:
- A long growing season (these are shrinking)
- Geographic isolation from major population centers
- Sufficient year-round precipitation and surface water (these are highly variable--some places are getting wetter, some places are experiencing drought)
- Rich topsoil
- A diverse economy and agriculture
- Away from interstate freeways and other channelized areas
- Low taxes
- Nonintrusive scale of government
- Favorable zoning, inexpensive building permits, WATER RIGHTS
- Minimal gun laws
- No major earthquake, hurricane, or tornado risks -- these are accentuated by GSM
- No flooding risk -- so is this
- No tidal-wave risk (at least two hundred feet above sea level)
- Minimal forest-fire risk
- A lifestyle geared toward self-sufficiency
- Plentiful local sources of wood or coal
- No restrictions on keeping livestock
- Defensible terrain
- Not near a prison or large mental institution
- Inexpensive insurance rates (home, auto, health)
- Upwind from major nuclear-weapons targets
Resources
- Strategic Relocation: Maps
- ACME Mapper -- topo
- Fracking Map -- fracking sites
