Measure What Matters Aligning sustainable development measures across Background
... The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) acts as an international and national focal point for some data collection, but this data is generally only available at scales which give relatively little insight into the cause and effect relationships between human activities and negative biodiversity ...
... The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) acts as an international and national focal point for some data collection, but this data is generally only available at scales which give relatively little insight into the cause and effect relationships between human activities and negative biodiversity ...
qritique by Paehlke (PDF)
... Freyfogle amply demonstrate, is not a sound-bite sort of term, but green candidates on the stump in Europe and elsewhere speak of the future of our children and grandchildren rather than the wonkish-sounding sustainability. This does not diminish the analytical usefulness of the concept, and within ...
... Freyfogle amply demonstrate, is not a sound-bite sort of term, but green candidates on the stump in Europe and elsewhere speak of the future of our children and grandchildren rather than the wonkish-sounding sustainability. This does not diminish the analytical usefulness of the concept, and within ...
Natural capital underlies everything
... recommend many ways in which to reform policy and organize markets to produce greater wealth, more decent jobs, and less poverty. Natural Capital, its values, and better use, are both at the heart of TEEB, and an important component of the future Green Economy. ...
... recommend many ways in which to reform policy and organize markets to produce greater wealth, more decent jobs, and less poverty. Natural Capital, its values, and better use, are both at the heart of TEEB, and an important component of the future Green Economy. ...
Is Urban Transportation Sustainable
... perspective and states that this model might be a good accounting tool but not an effective or realistic way of characterizing sustainability. He argues that true sustainability requires a paradigm shift in the believe systems of engineers, urban planners and economists – three groups who are the ma ...
... perspective and states that this model might be a good accounting tool but not an effective or realistic way of characterizing sustainability. He argues that true sustainability requires a paradigm shift in the believe systems of engineers, urban planners and economists – three groups who are the ma ...
What is sustainable development?
... fundamentally reconsidered is growing. A major conference entitled “Growth in Transition” will be taking place in Vienna at the end of January 2010 and will focus on this very issue; participants will include several Austrian government ministries. The view that sustainability and economic growth ar ...
... fundamentally reconsidered is growing. A major conference entitled “Growth in Transition” will be taking place in Vienna at the end of January 2010 and will focus on this very issue; participants will include several Austrian government ministries. The view that sustainability and economic growth ar ...
Presentation - Mind2Marketplace
... Ensuring that the overall productivity of accumulated human and physical capital resulting from development actions more than compensates for the direct or indirect loss or degradation of the environment. (making sure that human activity is worth the cumulative environmental degradation) web.worldba ...
... Ensuring that the overall productivity of accumulated human and physical capital resulting from development actions more than compensates for the direct or indirect loss or degradation of the environment. (making sure that human activity is worth the cumulative environmental degradation) web.worldba ...
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... Background. Sustainability is the notion that current economic and consumption patterns should not reduce opportunities for future generations by depleting or impairing resources. The driving force behind sustainability is the recognition that the earth’s - and by extension, our communities’- natura ...
... Background. Sustainability is the notion that current economic and consumption patterns should not reduce opportunities for future generations by depleting or impairing resources. The driving force behind sustainability is the recognition that the earth’s - and by extension, our communities’- natura ...
Contract Spotlight
... “Sustainability has become a very important word in the life of universities. In the overlap between environmental stewardship, smart planning, and saving money on resource costs, universities have a responsibility to serve their own needs and those of society. They can lead a society-wide transitio ...
... “Sustainability has become a very important word in the life of universities. In the overlap between environmental stewardship, smart planning, and saving money on resource costs, universities have a responsibility to serve their own needs and those of society. They can lead a society-wide transitio ...
Sustainability
... Sustainability is an economic, social and environmental concept that requires meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. For example, if we use a natural resource today without implementing programs to ensure it is replaced, we are li ...
... Sustainability is an economic, social and environmental concept that requires meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. For example, if we use a natural resource today without implementing programs to ensure it is replaced, we are li ...
Sustainability Quiz 1. Which of the following is true about
... Sustainability Quiz 1. Which of the following is true about sustainability? a) Sustainability is an idea that has been around for a long time. b) Sustainability is another name for environmentalism. c) There is little that individuals can do to make the world more sustainable. d) All are true. 2. Th ...
... Sustainability Quiz 1. Which of the following is true about sustainability? a) Sustainability is an idea that has been around for a long time. b) Sustainability is another name for environmentalism. c) There is little that individuals can do to make the world more sustainable. d) All are true. 2. Th ...
Sustaining What for Whom? (PowerPoint presentation)
... Sustaining what for whom? Optimizing in the face of scarcity ...
... Sustaining what for whom? Optimizing in the face of scarcity ...