1www.asu.edu/asu101SustainabilitySustainability at ASU andthe Greater Global CommunityNarrated by Charles L. Redman Director, School of Sustainability, and Virginia M. Ullman Professor, Natural History and the EnvironmentArizona State University© 2007 Arizona State University© 2007 Arizona State UniversitySource: http://www.pnwboces.org/© 2007 Arizona State University© 2007 Arizona State University © 2007 Arizona State University2© 2007 Arizona State UniversitySource: www.nrgsc.yk.ca/© 2007 Arizona State UniversitySource: http://www.asu.edu/vppa/photogallery/grad07/19.htm© 2007 Arizona State UniversitySource: http://encarta.msn.com/media_461575331/Air_Pollution_in_Cubatão_Brazil.html© 2007 Arizona State University© 2007 Arizona State University © 2007 Arizona State UniversityPart 1: How the Concept of Sustainability Developed3© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPart 2: Simple Choices-Big Impacts© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPart 3: The Challenges© 2007 Arizona State UniversityPart 4: The Most Promising Solutions© 2007 Arizona State University© 2007 Arizona State University“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”The Brundtland Report (1987)© 2007 Arizona State UniversitySustainability is about:• finding solutions (creativity)• expanding options (stewardship)• building institutions that continually learn (governance), and • instilling a sense of justice (values). Ultimately, sustainability is about doing the right thing4© 2007 Arizona State UniversityResearchTeachingCommunity
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