So that's the Valley in 50 years; or is it? There are always more choices than we think and human behavior and preferences are inherently unpredictable. Major shifts in social norms have occurred in the past and so the unexpected is not unlikely. The actual future in 2050 could be more extreme than any of the alternative scenarios presented.
These scenarios are not linear, with Development on one end, Conservation on the other, and Plan Trend in the middle. They are more like a triangle with the actual future dancing somewhere nearby.
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