Lecture 1 - Defining Sustainability

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1. DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY BE1103 PROJECT SUSTAINABILITY – SEMINAR 1
2. DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY • In the beginning… • Origins of sustainability thinking • Towards a definition of sustainability • The three pillars • 21st century thinking • Business definitions • Sustainable Development
3. IN THE BEGINNING (Source: http://www.mitchellteachers.org/WorldHistory/MrMEarlyHumansProject/Images/SumerianAchievements/SumerCityUr.jpg)
4. IN THE BEGINNING Source (http://images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-3192257447-hd.jpg)
5. IN THE BEGINNING http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/480520436-de3869e875.jpg
6. ORIGINS OF SUSTAINABILITY http://www.bmj.com/content/315/7123/1686/F1.medium.gif
7. ORIGINS OF SUSTAINABILITY http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Rachel- Carson.jpg/200px-Rachel-Carson.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167880280l/27333.jpg
8. ORIGINS OF SUSTAINABILITY http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2222523486_5e1894e314.jpg
9. ORIGINS OF SUSTAINABILITY http://www.flickr.com/photos/cookiemouse/1463622804/ http://www.clubofrome.at/about/images/meadows1972e.jpg
10. TOWARDS A DEFINITION http://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/html/WCS-004/images/thumbnails/cover.gif
11. TOWARDS A DEFINITION “….development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” http://www.thwink.org/sustain/deadlock/E1_OurCommonFutureCover.gif
12. BUSINESS DEFINITIONS “For the business enterprise, sustainable development means adopting business strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining and enhancing the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future.”
13. BUSINESS DEFINITIONS "Eco-efficiency is achieved by the delivery of competitively priced goods and services that satisfy human needs and bring quality of life, while progressively reducing ecological impacts and resource intensity throughout the life-cycle to a level at least in line with the earth’s carrying capacity."
14. THE THREE PILLARS http://sustainabilityinitiatives.wmwikis.net/file/view/The_three_spheres_of_sustainability.png
15. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY http://www.metrovancouver.org/planning/development/biodiversity/PublishingImages/Ecosystem.jpg
16. SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY http://toolkit.ianlivingstone.me.uk/resources/egan_wheel.pdf
17. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
18. NESTLED SUSTAINABILITY http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Nested_sustainability-v2.gif
19. LECTURE SUMMARY • Human well-being and development is inextricably linked with the natural environment • Sustainability and sustainable development has three dimensions – Environmental, Social and Economic • Business and the economy cannot exist outside society and society cannot exist outside of the environment • When defining sustainability it is the context within which the definition is applied that is more important than its wording
20. SEMINAR • Dimensions of Sustainability • Environmental Ideologies
21. • IISD (2010) ‘Sustainable Development Timeline’, International Institute for Sustainable Development [Online]. Available at: www.iisd.org • Goodland, R. (1995) ‘The Concept of Environmental Sustainability’, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26 pp. 1-24 • Anand, S. and Sen, A. (2000) ‘Human Development and Economic Sustainability’, World Development 28 (12) pp. 2029-2049 • McKenzie, S. (2004) ‘Social Sustainability: Towards some definitions’, Hawke Research Institute Working Paper Series 27. Magill: Hawke University FURTHER READING
22. Anand, S. and Sen, A. (2000) ‘Human Development and Economic Sustainability’, World Development 28 (12) pp. 2029-2049 Barrow, C.J. (2006) Environmental Management for Sustainable Development 2nd ed. Oxon: Routledge Colantonio, A., (2007) Social Sustainability: An Exploratory Analysis of its Definition, Assessment methods, Metrics and Tools, 2007/01: EIBURS Working Paper Series, European Investment Bank. Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development, Oxford Brooks University. Desai, P (2010) ‘One Planet Communities: A real-life guide to sustainable living’, Wiley: Chichester. DeSimone, L & Popoff, F. (1997) Eco-efficiency: The business link to sustainable development. Cambridge: MIT Press. Goodland, R. (1995) ‘The Concept of Environmental Sustainability’, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26 pp. 1-24 Goodland, R., Herman, D. (1996) ‘Environmental Sustainability: Universal and Non-Negotiable’, Ecological Applications 6 pp. 1002-1017. IISD (2010) ‘Sustainable Development Timeline’, International Institute for Sustainable Development. [Online]. Available at: www.iisd.org IISD (2011) What is Sustainable Development?, International Institute for Sustainable Development. Available at: www.iisd.org/sd/ Khalili, N.R. (2011) Practical Sustainability: From Grounded Theory to Emerging Strategies. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. McKenzie, S. (2004) ‘Social Sustainability: Towards some definitions’, Hawke Research Institute Working Paper Series 27. Magill: Hawke University REFERENCES
23. Meadows, D.H., D.L. Meadows, J. Randers, and W.W. Behrens III. (1972) The Limits to Growth. Universe Books, New York, NY. Pearce, D. and Turner, K. (1990) Economics of natural resources and the environment. London: Harvester Wheatsheaf. Stavins, R., A. Wagner, G. Wagner., (2002) Interpreting Sustainability in Economic Terms: Dynamic Efficiency Plus Intergenerational Equity, Economic Letters, 79:339-343 WCED (1987) Our Common Future. Oxford: Oxford University Press REFERENCES