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Fig. 6.14
The garrigue after energy crisis - aerial view (
top
) and close-up (
bottom
)
costs and this therefore requires re-concentrating the production at the local level.
Thus, the life in the garrigue falls back locally and concentrates on the production
of energy as well as subsistence crops. The landscape is then largely agricultural
and open, composed of large open fields, to acquire a better financial return. In the
hills, the landscape mixes small patchy mosaics with large logging areas. On south
facing hills, fields of solar panels are developed, and wind turbines appear on the
windy ridges. All of the natural resources are used to produce energy. As this
scenario reflects a crisis period, urbanization is slowed down.
