In developed western nations like Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand, capitalism has brought an ever growing pool of wealth. However, along with this has come an ever expanding awareness of the need to harmonize the interests of the natural world with those of the business world. This is not just a viewpoint for rural dwellers; those in urban areas are just as badly in need of becoming good stewards of the environment.Obviously, biodiversity and harmonized materials are important things in rural areas, but this is no less true of cities. In an urban area, links have to be made between public places, private business, the very infrastructure of the urban environment and services provided by