quality of human life and at flexible enough, and wise the same time conserves the enough not to undermine vitality and diversity of the either its physical or its Earth. social systems of support. Sustainable Sonoma Thomas Jefferson County Then I say the earth belongs Sustainability secures to each...generation during its people's quality of life course, fully and in its own within the means of nature right. The second generation in a way that is fair and receives it clear of the debts equitable to all humanity, and encumbrances, the third other species and to future of the second, and so on. For generations. Sustainability if the first could charge it recognizes the with a debt, then the earth of the economy, would belong to the dead and society, and environment. It not to the living generation. requires that we not Then, no generation can consume resources faster contract debts greater than than they can be renewed may be paid during the course nor produce wastes faster of its own existence. than they can be absorbed. Mike Nickerson Theodore Roosevelt Activities are sustainable The "greatest good for the when they: greatest number" applies to 1. Use materials in the [number of] people continuing cycles; within the womb of time, 2. Use continuously reliable compared to which those sources of energy; and now alive form but an 3. Come mainly from the insignificant fraction. Our potentials of being duty to the whole, including human, i.e., the unborn generations, bids communication, us to restrain an creativity, coordination, unprincipled present-day appreciation, and spiritual minority from wasting the and intellectual heritage of these unborn development. generations." Jamie Cloud David Orr Sustainability is a dynamic The overall challenge of condition which requires a sustainability is to avoid basic understanding of the crossing irreversible interconnections and thresholds that damage the interdependency among life systems of Earth while ecological, economic and creating long-term economic, social systems. political, and moral Sustainability means arrangements that secure the providing a rich quality of wellbeing of present and life for all and future generations. accomplishing this within the means of nature. Juan Carlos Elliot Rosenberg Wandemberg Sustainable development
quality of human life and at the same time conserves the vitality and diversity of the Earth. flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine either its physical or its social systems of support. Sustainable Sonoma County Sustainability secures people's quality of life within the means of nature in a way that is fair and equitable to all humanity, other species and to future generations. Sustainability recognizes the of the economy, society, and environment. It requires that we not consume resources faster than they can be renewed nor produce wastes faster than they can be absorbed. Thomas Jefferson Then I say the earth belongs to each...generation during its course, fully and in its own right. The second generation receives it clear of the debts and encumbrances, the third of the second, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a debt, then the earth would belong to the dead and not to the living generation. Then, no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its own existence. Mike Nickerson Activities are sustainable when they: 1. Use materials in continuing cycles; 2. Use continuously reliable sources of energy; and 3. Come mainly from the potentials of being human, i.e., communication, creativity, coordination, appreciation, and spiritual and intellectual development. Theodore Roosevelt The "greatest good for the greatest number" applies to the [number of] people within the womb of time, compared to which those now alive form but an insignificant fraction. Our duty to the whole, including the unborn generations, bids us to restrain an unprincipled present-day minority from wasting the heritage of these unborn generations." Jamie Cloud Sustainability is a dynamic condition which requires a basic understanding of the interconnections and interdependency among ecological, economic and social systems. Sustainability means providing a rich quality of life for all and accomplishing this within the means of nature. David Orr The overall challenge of sustainability is to avoid crossing irreversible thresholds that damage the life systems of Earth while creating long-term economic, political, and moral arrangements that secure the wellbeing of present and future generations. Juan Carlos Wandemberg Elliot Rosenberg Sustainable development