The thousand year plan is based on the theory that one hundred people per square kilometre live and work well with each other and with nature. ​More than one hundred people and layers of hierarchy become an issue. Less than one hundred people and there's too much for each person to do. We can all have equality and ensure nature's biodiversity by decentralising society into one hundred people strong self organising sharing communities.

The large spaces of nature national parks offer are invaluable but they need to be connected with small spaces of nature where we live. With half the land for people to grow everything we need and half the land forest for nature's biodiversity and to combat desertification and erosion and store rainwater and act like a buffer against extreme weather and provide the air we need to breathe. We can all live sustainably.

Each village has around 100 people living in a self-sufficient, self organising, autonomous community. Each village grows everything it needs. Only the raw materials that need processing by shared machinery are transported to town. Traditional organic gardens are probably best to start with but over time permaculture and forest farming are better for nature.

What a sustainable village may look like.

In the morning one can work for one's community and in the afternoon for one's family and in the evening for oneself. For example each village has some people who love making clothes. They are responsible for what clothes to make. In the morning they work in town with people from other villages who also love making clothes. In the afternoon they work at home doing gardening, housework, cooking etc. And in the evening for themselves, reading, socialising etc.

The parts of a sustainable village.

Each village is made up of three extended families,  and each extended family is made up of six nuclear families, shown in the picture. Each family is responsible for their part of the village, to some degree. For example the people who love to work in the forests are responsible for all the forests of their village, but they'll work with people who want to spend some of their time working in their families forest. 

One way is for the extended family to share houses. When a child becomes an adult, if they're single they can move to a one bedroom house or a larger house if they're a couple or want to live with friends. If they have children they can move to larger houses as their family grows. And then as their children move out they can move to a smaller house to make room for the next generation.

There's no need for mining with recycling what we have and over time replacing petroleum based plastics with new blends of plant based bioplastics. And metals may be replaced with carbon based materials like graphene.

The dimensions of a village.

​For this to happen with today's property laws, area c (in the picture above) is a parcel of land suitable for one extended family of 30 to 40 people that can be purchased as a property lot. With half the land for people and half for nature, one hectare per person is enough to grow everything everyone needs. And most importantly the forest is at everyone's backdoor so we are better able to care for nature. By decentralising society everything is close by reducing the need to transport people and things.

What a sustainable town may look like.

Each town is for social gatherings and for people with common interests from surrounding villages to come together to share skills and technology and machinery that would be uneconomical for just 100 people.

​​There will be some people who for some time would rather watch the grass grow. In a just society making food, water, clothing, shelter, healthcare, transport, communication, education and entertainment conditional is like making air conditional. And there'll be some people whose needs are too complex for their family and village who will need away from home care in town.

​1 manufacturing. ​2 processing. 3 entertainment. ​4 tech and design. 5 healthcare. 6 horticulture. ​7 guesthouse. 8 home care. 9 gardens. 10 club rooms. 11 gym. 12 pools. 13 sportsgrounds.

The parts of a sustainable town.

Once this is achieved there'll be no need for money or any other authority. There'll be no systems that enable people to get people to harm people and nature. There'll be no hierarchy. We will be able to live in harmony with each other and every other living being. Only when everyone is free to do what they feel is best for themself and their community can we all be free.

The Diversity of Life.

World's Population Density.

Aupouri Forest Proposal.