Water: The next depleted resource that will limit sprawl

I sometimes wonder if the midwest will experience a new renaissance due to the great supply of water within the Great Lakes.

Meanwhile, the south faces serious water access issues, particularly in Georgia, where there are serious usage restrictions in the Atlanta region, see "Water rows in the South Take them to the river" from the Economist and "Wasteful water habits dry up, for some" from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Independent reports that this is an issue in Europe as well, see "Arid Barcelona forced to import water."