If the amount of money going into the war economy were invested in landscape restoration we would be in a far more positive position. It may get a little dire before we pull together but I think when the prosperous nations and in particular the U.S. realize they're wrecking their own kids' lives there will be a mass change in value.
An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board and a wrecking bar at the site.
It is the unknown that excites the ardor of scholars who in the known alone would shrivel up with boredom.