Defining Sustainability: Standard Dictionary Comparison
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What does the Macquarie Dictionary (2009) emphasize about sustainability?

  • The capacity to continue over a period of time
  • The ability of something to be maintained at a specific rate or level
  • Meeting present needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs
  • The importance of continuity and endurance (correct)

    • What is the focus of the Oxford Dictionary (2011) definition of sustainability?

  • The importance of continuity and endurance
  • Meeting present needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs
  • The capacity to continue over a period of time
  • The ability of something to be maintained at a specific rate or level (correct)

    • What does the Cambridge Dictionary (2011) definition emphasize about sustainability?

  • The capacity to continue over a period of time (correct)
  • The importance of continuity and endurance
  • The ability of something to be maintained at a specific rate or level
  • Meeting present needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs

    • What is the key goal of sustainable development according to the Brundtland Report (1987)?

    <p>Seeking to meet present needs without compromising the ability to meet future needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is there usage variation between 'sustainable development' and 'sustainability'?

    <p>Because of historical context and varying perspectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the implications of differing definitions of sustainability?

    <p>Leading to confusion and conflict in discussions about sustainability</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three components of sustainable development according to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development?

    <p>Economic, environmental, and social</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the concept of ecological sustainable development focus on?

    <p>Using and conserving community resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the core dimensions of sustainability according to the Triple Bottom Line (TBL)?

    <p>Economic, environmental, and social</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does intra-generational and inter-generational equity aim to balance?

    <p>The needs of current and future generations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is integral to sustainability according to the concept of resource conservation and business reconsideration?

    <p>Conservation and enhancement of resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the analysis of 100 sustainability definitions on the emrgnc website highlight?

    <p>Significance of the Triple Bottom Line (TBL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is increasingly becoming a focal point in sustainability discussions borrowed from fields like medicine?

    <p>Quality of life (QoL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'empty world' economic model rely on?

    <p>Assumption that individual welfare is based on consumption of goods and services</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Lehtonen's weak approach to sustainability assume?

    <p>'Triple Bottom Line (TBL)' can easily substitute natural capital</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Full world' model in economics recognizes which of the following?

    <p>Recognition of multiple forms of capital and acknowledgment of waste production</p> Signup and view all the answers

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