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'''<big>Welcome to Appropedia's Portal page for Sustainability</big>'''
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This portal is a guide to sustainability content on Appropedia.
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[[File:Sustainable development and hierarchy of needs.png|thumb|upright=2.0|[[Sustainable development|Sustainable tools]]<ref>Adams, W.M. (2006). [http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/iucn_future_of_sustanability.pdf "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century."] Report of the IUCN Renowned Thinkers Meeting, 29&ndash;31 January 2006. Retrieved on: 2009-07-25.</ref> to meet fundamental human needs.{{w|Maslow's hierarchy of needs}}]]
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Sustainability is expressed as meeting present environmental, social, and economic needs without compromising these factors for future generations<ref>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [http://www.epa.gov/Sustainability "What is sustainability?"] Retrieved on: 2007-08-20.</ref><ref>United Nations General Assembly{{w|United Nations General Assembly}} (2005). [http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N05/487/60/PDF/N0548760.pdf?OpenElement 2005 World Summit Outcome], Resolution A/60/1, adopted by the General Assembly on 15 September 2005. Retrieved on: 2009-07-25.</ref><ref>This widely accepted definition of Sustainability comes from the Brundtland Commission in a 1987 report for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), specifically referring to economic development. Other terms can replace "development", however, and the definition remains valid. "Activities", behaviors", "practices", "energy", "consumption" are some of those terms.</ref> A practice cannot be said to be 'sustainable for X years/generations.' The use of any span of time disqualifies the activity. Sustainability is for perpetuity.
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Sustainability also means greater efficiency in resource use, ultimately giving benefits to economic growth and overcoming poverty, as well as health and quality of life. 
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[[Sustainable design]] and [[sustainable development]] are critical factors to sustainable living. Sustainable design encompasses the development of [[appropriate technology]], which is a staple of sustainable living practices.<ref>{{cite book |last= Fritsch |first= Al |coauthors= Paul Gallimore |title = Healing Appalachia: Sustainable Living Through Appropriate Technology |publisher= University Press of Kentucky |year= 2007 |isbn= 0-8131-2431-X |page= 2}} Unknown retrieval date, revised: 2009-07-25</ref> Sustainable development in turn is the use of these technologies in infrastructure. Sustainable architecture (see [[Green building]]) and [[sustainable agriculture|agriculture]] are the most common examples of this practice.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wheeler |first= Stephen Maxwell |coauthor= Timothy Beatley |title= The Sustainable Urban Development Reader |publisher= Routledge |year= 2004 |isbn= 0-4153-1187-X }}</ref>
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:''Big ideas''
* [[Portal:Appropriate technology]]
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* [[Portal:Construction and materials| Construction and materials]]
* [[Portal:Energy| Energy]]
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*[[Electricity]]
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*[[Aleiha's parabolic solar cooker]]
*[[Argentina photovoltaic]]
*[[Biomass gasification]]
*[[Briceland PV]]
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==Organization, events and users==
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* [[:Category:Sustainability demonstration events]]
''Note that most of the [[:Category:Organizations|organizations]] on Appropedia are interested in sustainability, as a main or secondary focus.''
 
==See also==
*[[Portal:portals|List of portals]]
 
==Notes==
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