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What does sustainability exactly means? Just as the author of this journal article, Sustainability: Living with Imperfections says, this word sustainability in itself is a very big and broad word that does not have very definite meaning thus it can be interpreted differently by everyone. In the gist, the author mainly takes the view that sustainability in itself is an imperfect word that gets different definition with the fact that it is an idea that is too broad and vague. He also explored all the different definitions that ecologists, biologists and environmentalists came up with like linking it to energy, putting an economic value to sustainability and such.
Personally, I am in line with Browne as mentioned in the article on the view that sustainability means to use our existing resources more efficiently and use them wisely to prevent wastage and at the same time carrying out our lives in a way such that there is minimal negative impact on the environment and our future generations to bear.
In conclusion, sustainability and narrowing down to sustainable living, are complex and broad concepts that does not have a definite meaning which we at the 21st century are aiming and moving towards. However, even with slight differences in meaning we are moving in a similar direction which is for the betterment of humankind as well as the non-humankind biodiversity.
References:
- Ehrenfeld, D. (2005). Sustainability: Living with the imperfections. Conservation Biology, 19(1), 33-35. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.0456a.x
First of all, great blog! Indeed, sustainability is a word which needs to be examined from different perspectives. It could also be used to explain why conflicts do occur between different parties. For instance, what may be considered 'sustainable' to a person may not be so to another person. Would you advice that there be a standard set of criteria used across all parties generally? Or would you advice otherwise, and that different parties should have different set of criteria that is highly specific?
ReplyDeleteThanks Aikeen for your comment! From different perspectives and angles to look at sustainability, I believe that there can be different definitions as long as it is specific and sets the context for the audience as it does not clash with one another but still have common aspects between all the various meanings set by different professionals and those in various fields.
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