Sustainability
* Sustainabilities are properties.
* also has a social dimension.
* applies the Golden Rule across generations.
* attempts to take into account the entire world as a system.
* balances the environment, the economy and social equity.
* becomes an issue as survival is threatened due to climate change.
* begins with considering the sources of our everyday sustenance.
* calls for the design principles of energetics of place.
* combines the strengths of tradition and the creativity of innovation.
* concept taking hold in a number of communities around the country
  - that is gaining increasing strength in today s society
  - with long-term implications
* continuum, an incremental process of many small steps.
* defining concept for the mainstream environmental movement.
* depends on how communities of interest and place use their resources
  - the principles of reuse and recycling
* describes the harmony that is achieved through respect and balance of all ecosystems.
* embraces the holistic reality of the biosphere.
* emerges as a subset of the larger frame of habitability.
* emphasises relationships rather than pieces in isolation.
* emphasizes looking at the system as a whole rather than only individual parts.
* enables both mankind and nature to survive.
* encompasses the concept of living within the means of resources available.
* focuses on the vital questions of how humanity can continue to thrive on Earth.
* function of visionary leadership of single person and group of people.
* further incorporates the complexities of human action.
* goes far beyond the purely scientifically measurable health of ecosystems.
* has important ecological foundations.
* has many different meanings
  - dimensions
* holds a different meaning for most people.
* implies a balance between supply and demand
  - economic viability in addition to ecological sensitivity and social equality
* includes achieving a balance between conservation and development
  - more than learning to live in harmony with the rest of the natural world
  - the ecological, economic, and social aspects of managing forests
* involves multiattribute aspects of issues.
* is about communities as well as individual enterprises
  - creating partnerships and relationships
  - environmental protection, sustained economic growth and social equity
  - making choices for the future
  - planning for future social and economic needs, too
  - preserving choices for future generations
  - also a major focus of design research
* is an abstract idea of a state of being
  - area where E-BFVs are winners
  - essential objectives for the future of humanity
  - evolving paradigm for planning and decision-making
* is an important dimension of human development
  - issue in disaster management
  - important, and currently largely unrecognized, goal for energy policy
  - intrinsic human value
* is an issue of major importance in the world of today
  - that is growing in importance almost by the day
  - based on peace with the earth
  - basically a system in which at least as much is given in as is taken out
  - both a goal and a process to achieve that goal
  - closely related to lending capacity and the level of repayment rates
  - crucial for all organizations involved in international development
  - currently a term on many people's agendas
  - dependent on the stable carrying capacity of the supporting ecosystem
  - economic development with minimal environmental degredation
  - environmental protection plus equity
  - equity over time
  - fundamentally a matter of renewable resources
  - increased when local capacity is built
  - key to the outdoor industry
  - largely about using local resources
* is largely dependent upon population control in order to succeed
  - the generosity of individuals and corporations
  - linked to survival
* is one of the most important issues of modern times
  - world's biggest buzzwords
  - part of a trend to once again consider the whole instead of specifics
  - relatively new to many businesses and industries
  - repeating performance in the future
* is the act of living sustainably, at an individual level and as a society
  - capacity to endure
  - current buzzword for the future of humanity
  - foundation for mutually beneficial regional cooperation
  - heart of all future product development
  - idea of equitable development that is environmentally sound
* is the key to the success of any institution
  - keyword of societies of the future
  - science of the obvious
  - use of a resource without depleting or destroying it for future use
  - word to keep in mind
  - thus related to both competitiveness and innovation
  - ultimately a matter of energy
  - vital to the long-term success of ecotourism
* key guiding principle when considering telecommunications and community
  - principle of the vegan way of life
* leading strategy in northern forestry.
* life's work.
* long-term process, requiring attention to equity, ecosystem, and the economy.
* means achieving a social well being as well as an economic one
  - different things to different people
  - economic as well as ecological viability over the long term
  - knowing the true cost of manufacturing an item
  - little to farmers who are struggling to survive
  - looking at the total effect of our activities
* means meeting environmental, economic and community aspirations simultaneously
  - human needs worldwide
  - some kind of harmony and equilibrium
* means the ability to last, the ability to keep going
  - maintenance and continuity of life, from generation to generation
* means, literally, able to be continued without running down.
* measure of resilience and overall stability of a system.
* much used word.
* multi-dimensional problem.
* new way of looking at the environment and other issues.
* process with a beginning and no end.
* promotes economic well-being, social justice and environmental quality.
* recognizes that our economy particular subsystem of the ecosystem.
* refers to the long-term social, economic, and environmental health of our community.
* requires a transition to the use of non-polluting renewable energy sources
  - vision, responsibility and commitment
  - an equilibrium between human society and stable ecosystems
  - simultaneously meeting environmental, economic, and community needs
* social priority which can be helped or hindered by design.
* term that has been in common usage for the last twenty years or so.
* very vague concept and a poorly understood term.
* word that is most meaningful as a comprehensive term.
+ 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures, Core Concepts, Sustainability: Ecology :: 2007 :: Monterrey
  * Sustainability is an issue of major importance in the world of today. It needs to find new options for economic, social, and cultural development and a better use of natural resources for the benefit of the planet and its inhabitants.