Why 7 generations?

The point is to remove individual self-interests from public decision making. Seven generations is about the longest period of time that we can grasp subjectively. Some of us had Great Grandparents when we were born. We have know our Grandparents, our Parents and Ourselves. We may also know our Children, our Grandchildren and possibly our Great Grandchildren. These seven generations are a yard stick of human experience.

The Table of Contents below is from Mike Nickerson's book "Planning for Seven Generations". The linked chapters are available on this server. If you enjoy reading the text on which our Sustainability Project is founded, remember a printed version is available for little more than the cost of printing and postage.

You could put your feet up in your favorite reading chair, take it all in and when you are done, pass it along.

Whether in print or on line, please enjoy:

Planning for Seven Generations

Guideposts for a Sustainable Future

Contents

Introduction 9

Chapter One: The Challenge of Sustainability 12

Chapter Two: The Environmental Cris; What We Can Do 15

Chapter Three: People and the Earth; Our Changing Relationship 24

Chapter Four: Environmental Issues; A Pattern to Remember 66

Chapter Five: What You Can Do for the Environment 70

Chapter Six: Our Common Future 79

Chapter Seven: Working Together for Sustainability 84

Chapter Eight: Bioregionalism 91

Chapter Nine: Reasons for Hope 94

Chapter Ten: History of the "Guideposts" 102

Chapter Eleven: Environmental Problems 107

Epilogue: Transformation 139