[This post was written by Sam Medina, Charlie Zigmond, and Thomas Yabrough.] The codependent pillars of sustainability (equity, environmental, economic) are typically not focused on as a whole, and therefore sustainable practices commonly fall short of their intentions or adversely affect another pillar. This concept of “sub-optimization” is a poisonous characteristic of haphazard attempts at [...]
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Electronics recycling and sustainability
Posted in Greenwashing, SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Sustainability as it relates to local food systems, food bank gardens, permaculture, and light pollution
Posted in Food & Agriculture, SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
[This post was written by Christopher Milton, Sara Davenport, Kimberly Sherwood, and Jan Steinbock.] Our Growing Communities group is researching sustainability as it relates to local food systems, food bank gardens, permaculture and light pollution. The idea of local food systems is a sustainability issue that is being addressed in society today, through such things [...]
Sustainability, The Cost of Doing Business, and Greenwashing
Posted in Economics, Greenwashing, SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[This post was written by Teresa Celestine, Scott Demming, Stephanie Lewis, and Stephanie McCarthy.] Sustainability is not only defined in terms of how things should be done in order to reduce material consumption and waste, but practical in ways that are actually being put to use by various individuals and organizations. Speaking from a purely [...]
Sustainability isn’t just recycling!
Posted in SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[This post was written by Charlie Zigmond, Sam Medina, and Thomas Yarbrough. The post and complements previous students' analysis of the question "What is Sustainability?"] One of the more common perceptions people have with regard to sustainability is that it is strictly an environmental issue. Many people believe that if they recycle, or if they [...]
“Sustainability issues are multidimensional”
Posted in SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[This post was written by Jan Steinbock, Sara Davenport, Kimberly Sherwood, and Christopher Milton. The post and complements previous students' analysis of the question "What is Sustainability?"] What is sustainability? Is it a concept, a set of actions, or is it just the latest buzzword that companies and media groups are now using to bolster [...]
Integrating thoughts about the theory and practices of sustainability
Posted in Economics, SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[This post was written by Teresa Celestine, Stephanie Lewis, and Scott Demming. The post and complements previous students' analysis of the question "What is Sustainability?"] In theory, sustainability practices seem straightforward. To put it simply, try to do what ever you are doing in a way that will allow it to continue on, hopefully forever. [...]
What do ecoroofs / green roofs have to do with sustainability?
Posted in Architecture & Engineering, Environment, SHP Summer 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on August 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[This post was written by Michael Aitchison, Donovan Jackson, and Stephanie McCarthy. The post is in response to our tour of the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center and complements previous students' analysis of the question What is Sustainability?] Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center On June 30, 2011 our class conducted a self-guided of the Jean [...]
“Sustainability, History, and William Cronon”
Posted in Events, History of Sustainability, What is Sustainability? on May 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Lauren Wheeler wrote an interesting reflection on historian William Cronon‘s plenary talk at the 2011 American Society for Environmental History conference in Phoenix a few weeks ago. Wheeler’s reflection is titled “Reflection on Sustainability: Cronon’s 2011 ASEH Plenary Address,” and Cronon’s talk was titled “Sustainability: A Short History for the Future.” Among other things, Wheeler [...]
Thomas Princen on “Sustainability and its Discontents”
Posted in History of Sustainability, What is Sustainability? on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I attended the 2011 American Society for Environmental History conference in Phoenix a few days ago. One of the sessions I attended was an interdisciplinary round table discussion, titled “Sustainability and its Discontents.” Political science professor Thomas Princen brought up a number of thought-provoking points that are relevant to our work here with the SHP. [...]
Sustainability initiatives moderated by civil society
Posted in Equity, SHP Spring 2011, Student work, What is Sustainability? on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
[This post was written by Megan Foster, Grant Russ, and Tina Xiong, and complements previous students' analysis of the question What is Sustainability?] An elevated level of equity would be ideal through the aspect of civil society as the center piece placed in between the economy, the state, and environment. From this perspective, each neighboring [...]
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