or the township of Malibu, also bring increased development and the resulting costs and urban problems associated with rapid growth. Concerns over safety have also been voiced within existing systems. In addition, the repair of existing sewage systems often runs into the billions.6
It is clear than a comprehensive and multidimensional approach is needed for the urban problems in Southern California. As more and more people move into the area, the environmental and urban resources are often stretched to the limit. Traffic problems increase, sewage and garbage problems become a more serious health and environmental threat, and conflicts develop between public and private efforts to solve, or at least buttress, the developing situation.7 Some, however, do not see that such a dichotomy needs to exist. "An active citizen, government and business partnership is critical if we are to achieve" quality of life and some harmony within the environment."8
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