Topic 1: Sustainability

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Topic 1 Sustainability

• Discussion Wed. 8/22 Fri 8/24
• Homework Due Mon 8/27

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Questions for homework

• What does environmentally sustainable mean?
• Why is the concept important?
• Do you think it is a practical goal?
• EXPLAIN your answers.

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Principles of Sustainability

• Sustainable use of natural resources
• Systems Perspective
• Equity and Fairness
• Incentives for Sustainable Behavior
• Groups of four each person reads one principle
  and explains it to the rest of the group.
• Group discusses the principles and how they
  relate to each other.
• Report back.

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Sustainable use of natural resources
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Systems Perspective
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Equity and Fairness
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Incentives for Sustainable Behavior
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For Friday

• Read pages 6-17
• Prepare to discuss
• violating the principles
• examples from the book and experience
• principles are most commonly violated
• why are they violated
• is it possible to not violate them
• Homework TYPED PLEASE

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Violating the Principles

• Which principles are most commonly violated? Why?

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Violating the Principles

• Is it possible to not violate them?
• Is it practical to expect this?

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Questions for homework

• What does environmentally sustainable mean?
• Why is the concept important?
• Do you think it is a practical goal?
• EXPLAIN your answers.
• Due Wednesday, TYPED PLEASE