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'''<big>Welcome to Appropedia's Portal page for Sustainability</big>'''
'''<big>Welcome to Appropedia's Portal page for Sustainability</big>'''
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Appropedia is the ''Sustainability Wiki'' (just as it's also the ''Appropriate Technology Wiki'') and most of the pages on this website are about sustainability, in some way.
This portal is a guide to sustainability content on Appropedia.


Sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”<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.   
Sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”<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.   
    
    
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.   
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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Template:Highlighted energy project Welcome to Appropedia's Portal page for Sustainability

This portal is a guide to sustainability content on Appropedia.

Sustainability is “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”[1] 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.

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.


Relevant
portals
Big ideas
Technologies


Main
subcategories
Project
articles
Other
articles

Organization, events and users

Note that most of the organizations on Appropedia are interested in sustainability, as a main or secondary focus.

See also

Notes

  1. 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.
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