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millennial-environmental-planning

Modern environmental initiatives, such as Ecotrust and The Wildlands Project, that adopt thousand-year time horizons to ensure ecological sustainability and stewardship.

1 chapter across 1 book

Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility (1999)Stewart Brand

CHAPTER 24, SUSTAINED ENDEAVOR

Chapter 24, 'Sustained Endeavor,' reflects on the value of long-term commitment and cumulative effort in human achievements. It highlights how great works, from the oral traditions behind Homeric epics to the construction of pyramids, result from sustained collective endeavor over decades or centuries. The chapter also references contemporary environmental projects designed with millennial timeframes, emphasizing responsibility and foresight across generations.