Talking about what "sustainability" means is important, but what is more important is that we actually DO IT! Does anyone know of any people, businesses, governments, societies, cultures actually practicing sustainability? I recently learned of an incredible concept and company helping people live sustainably. So far, this is the best example I have seen and is what I believe to be the best hope for our future. Check it out at www.mbdc.com. Something you won't find on this website is one of the company's most recent projects--a totally sustainable city built for 2 million people. Amazing!! If it can be done at all, it can be done world-wide. It's only a matter of how badly we want it.
Leah Gibbons ========================================================== On 03/13/2006 11:16 AM GMT-05:00, Luis Gutierrez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Leah Gibbons and Brandon Yarborough wrote: > How about this: > > Sustainable--a practice, product, service, etc. that meets the needs of > current generations without compromising the ability to meet the needs of > future generations. Hello Leah, Sustainability is a complex concept and I don't think there is any "standard" definition. If memory serves, the one you suggest is similar to the Brundlant definition. Recently I found a useful compilation of definitions: http://sustainabilityed.org/what/education_for_sustainability/what_is_sustainability.html I like this one: "Sustainability is a dynamic condition which requires a basic understanding of the interconnections and interdependency among ecological, economic and social systems. Sustainability means providing a rich quality of life for all, and accomplishing this within the means of nature." Jaimie P. Cloud, Cloud Institute, www.cloudinstitute.org I would switch the order of the two sentences, but the first sentence makes it clear that policy design for sustainability always requires inter-disciplinaryr analysis. Luis
