agree with this argument, it does point out another area
where sustainability from one point of view may not appear sustainable from
another.
Bill Silvert
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"Sustainable" forest management is a good example of this. It usually means
sustainable production of timber products and may or may not include other
environmental values (water, soil, wildlife, biodiversity) associated with
forests. This is expecially true of "sustainable" management of trop
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A recent take on this with a different viewpoint is Social complexity and
sustainability by Joseph A. Tainter in Ecological Complexity 3 ( 2 0 0 6 ) 9
1 - 1 0 3.
Bill Silvert
At Leah's request, I am forwarding this to the list.
WT
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I think that at this point the "uncertainty" of what sustainability
means is readily accepted by all and it is natural/important for us
to discuss/debate the semantics of the definition, however I also
feel that we do have a go
importance of
distinguishing environmental, economic and social sustainability.
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As a resource mana
I think that at this point the "uncertainty" of what sustainability
means is readily accepted by all and it is natural/important for us
to discuss/debate the semantics of the definition, however I also
feel that we do have a good general understanding of what
sustainability is and we should
As a resource manager, I worry about it a lot! It has become a tag, with the
connotation that the environment is being protected - if it's sustainable, it
has to be OK, right? Unfortunately, it depends on which goals are being
sustained, and it almost always involves compromise to the environm
I guess any meaningful word can be degraded by unconsidered use into a
buzzword--ecology itself has been a good example of this, historically.
As a planner, its fairly easy for me to find a working definition of
sustainability, or rather, of sustainable development. There are two basic
critiqu
Am I the only one who worries that "sustainability" has more than one
meaning ranging from the useful, even critical, to a deceptive buzzword?
WT
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Leah Gibbons and Brandon Yarborough wrote:
> 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
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
Looks like a good definition. I would add one covenant - in most, if not all,
cases we should speak of more sustainable practices rather than sustainable
practices. This is certainly true when speaking of tropical agriculture or
forestry.
Bob Mowbray
Tropical Forest Ecologist
Natural Resourc
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'
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.
Leah Gibbons
==
On 03/10/2006 01:54 PM GMT-08:00, Wayne
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