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Access to Water

Opening context:
Sacred Sites

Conflict

People have a fundamental yearning for great bodies of water. But the very movement of the people toward the water can also destroy the water.

Resolution

When natural bodies of water occur near human settlements, treat them with great respect. Always preserve a belt of common land, immediately beside the water. And allow dense settlements to come right down to the water only at infrequent intervals along the water’s edge.

Closing context:
Common Land, Promenade, The Countryside, Parallel Roads, Small Parking Lots