Recommendations for the 21st Century:

Environment:

1 See yourself as an integral part of nature.

2 Act as if the worst estimate could come true (the pre-cautionary principle).

3 Treat land, water, air, and natural materials as our most precious and threatened resources.

4 Act in every way possible to restore resources and life to the planet; practice “reduce, reuse, and recycle”.

5 Begin all assessments for action from environmental principles first; use systems analyses, look for the interconnections / interdependencies.

Socio-Cultural Context:

6 Reinvent civil public discourse in government, management and policy making.

7 Respect and welcome all opinions; engage the stakeholders in decision making.

8 Respect and enhance cultural distinctions, choice of lifestyles, and historical heritages.

9 Teach holistic, systems, and circular thinking, as a balance to the linear, “scientific method”.

Technologies:

10 Apply all available information technologies and media to the interests of public awareness about the principles of sustainability.

11 Promote the applications of solar related energy technologies (sun, wind, geo-thermal) for residential, commerce, industry and community place-making.

12 Promote all available strategies and technologies for recycle, re-use, and presservation of places, materials, and systems.

13 Do not overlook old, appropriate technologies, practices, and ideas for only the sake of the new.

Economics:

14 Promote economic practices and conservation policies that will discourage consumptive behavior; promote zero waste products / Industries and eco-industries that exchange wastes for products.

15 Encourage economic incentives and benefits for local ownership, production, and marketing, as a higher priority than absentee or global ownership.

16 Encourage incentives for green, socially responsible investments, savings and purchases.

17 Encourage incentives and benefits to local and regional cooperatives and micro enterprises.

Public Policies:

18 Question every public policy, at every level — municipal to global — for its impact on community sustainability.

19 Challenge public policies that subsidize or protect consumption at the expense of non-renewable resources.

20 Promote public policies that will enhance local production for local consumption.

21 Seek coalitions for public policies and civic improvements that facilitate sustainable practices.

22 BEGIN AGAIN WITH #1