WhatisSustainability

Task1:What is sustainability
Participants worked in pairs,discussed the question and developed a definition or dot points.
Sustainability is a mindset/way of thinking that informs,engages and
promotes actions and decisions that address present global issues to ensure
the planet’s viable future.
Planet“not ours…but our children’s”
1.Not using a commodity until it is all gone–find a way to sustain it
Reuse it–Rework it–Recycle it
2.Securing the future for all mankind
Sustainability Early Years
∙Ongoing
∙Waste
∙Recycling–recycle,reduce,reuse
∙Worm farm
∙Growing veg
∙Water saving
∙Eat fresh
∙Ongoing practice of reducing waste,fossil fuels,etc,recycling and reusing
to benefit society
∙Purchasing decisions.
Sustainability
-working with environment
-fitting in with the environment
-learning from past mistakes
-caring for environment
-imparting the correct knowledge about what it means to live without
over consuming,making sure there is enough to go around for
everyone in the future.
Sustainability‘Definition’
∙Continuous growth and development of all aspects of life and resources
∙Growth and development of ideas and knowledge that support sustainability
∙Becoming aware of issues that impacts and reducing its impact
∙Not only confined to the idea of ecological sustainability,but also in terms of
political,social,ethical and economic.
Enough for all for ever.
Sustainability–having the knowledge,skills and ability to live on the planet so
all life and life’s resources are there for now and in the future.
∙Thinking and working towards future generations
∙Working from the bottom and building on/up
∙Waste,gardens
∙It’s a value.You have to put it in practice.Believe it!!
∙Sharing/developing processes
∙Sustainability is caring and love for each other as well as the environment
∙Structure.
Sustainability
∙It is an ability to sustain
Sustain–means what?Is it bigger than maintain?(does it mean to grow?)
∙Any working process that can be continued
∙Endurance.
∙Becoming carbon neutral and resistant
∙All(Western)humans becoming givers rather than takers
∙Living within the means of the Earth–e.g.Earth Day
∙A way of life,with particular cultural values,that allows perpetuation of all life on Earth
∙ It includes the social and ecological systems → economic, social, cultural and individual
∙To solve issues needs new and creative thinking–looking for new models that allow the above
∙Thinking about the needs of future generations of all things.
∙Connecting to cosmos
∙Notion of continuous growth is not bearable
→ no-growth economy
→ steady state economy
-equilibrium
Sustainability is the process of long term balance of the environment through managing human impact.
Sustainability
∙Ongoing
∙Renewable
∙Cyclical
∙Minimal impact
∙Natural and manufactured resources
∙Commitment
∙Long-term focus
∙Minimising waste;no waste
∙Eat fresh and unprocessed
∙Becoming more responsible
∙Using Earth’s resources without abusing them
∙Recognising the limitations of our natural resources
∙Recognising the damage that we cause
∙That our way of life/quality of life is sustainable
∙To ensure the long term viability of the Earth for all life
∙Educational practices around sustainability are taught to everyone ∙Maintaining of Earth’s ecosystems
∙Reducing pollution–air/water
∙”Enough:For now,For ever”.
Whole school ownership–from bottom up
∙Caring for our Earth/our planet
∙Diminishing our footprint
∙Fairness for all–human/animal/plant,etc
∙Taking steps–doing what we can
∙Fun digging in the garden;eating own produce;being self-sufficient ∙Smart choices
-building knowledge,skills and ability
-educating others
-being an example
∙Finding alternatives
∙‘Big plan/picture’,everyday steps
∙Truth,follow this PASSION
∙Takes effort.Built on values.Don’t give up,persist.
∙LOOK GOOD but not
∙Everything
-political
-social
-environmental,etc,etc.
Enough For all,For ever.
Define Sustainability:
‘sustain’–keep going;‘ability’–can do
∙Looking and learning from past experiences
∙Future
-ecology
-planning,predicting;global perspectives
∙Action
∙Change
∙Environment
-animals
-humans
-nature
∙Maintaining the balance
-reducing human impact
∙Natural resources
-waste
-water
-energy
-soil
-air
∙Motivate and empower
∙Assessing our own way of reliving
∙Diversity
∙Renewable and non-renewable
∙Education
Balance of social,economic and environment
Sustainability is the process of long term maintenance of well-being
Task2:What topics due you think are related to sustainability? (Participants worked in small groups to brainstorm a list of topics related to sustainability)∙Population
∙Infrastructure
∙Ethics
∙Funding
∙Health
∙Safety
∙War/peace
∙Interdependence/shared responsibility
∙Technology advancements
Human rights and equity;fair/unfair;inequalities
-children work for money
-access to education
-access to water
-access to food
-access to health care
UN Human Rights of Children and cultural differences(not just children)
-privileged/unprivileged and choices available determines ability to be
sustainable
-responsibilities and rights to social/community group regarding
resources
-sharing
1.Climate change
2.Biodiversity
3.Purchasing
Equity
-populations
-more than others?
-fair trade
-standard of living
Technology
-health,medical research,living longer lives
Infrastructure
-urban sprawl
-roads,building
-power plants
-housing
Politics
-religious beliefs,traditions,geographic locations
Ethics;Values
-tolerance
-culture
∙Community
-responsibility
-action
-building to resilient
∙Economics
-sovereignty of ownership/use of resources
∙Become givers instead of takers.Lifestyle.
∙Animal extinction;endangered species
∙Energy dissent
-using less energy to achieve ZERO carbon
∙Recreation/cultural impact on environments
∙Survival
-as cultural group with different races.
∙Poverty
∙Recycling
∙Global education
-social justice/equity
-resource equity
-poverty
∙Alternative energy
∙Growing food for fuel–NO GO!
∙Deforestation,clearing–desertification
∙Minimising/reducing consumption
∙Building design
∙Needs vs wants
∙Ethical living
∙Taking responsibility from the personal level>community level>global level
∙Development of landscapes
∙ Decision-making → politics
∙Ethics and values
∙Funding
∙Health
∙Science
∙Culture
∙Community
∙Tourism
∙Human impact
∙Packaging
∙Recycling
∙Reduce
∙Natural disasters
∙Poverty
∙History
-where we are
∙Ethics
-GM foods/organic practices ∙Farming/commercial
∙Working with global perspectives ∙Consumerism
-commercialism
-media
∙Politics
∙Cultures
Industrialism。