INTRODUCTION
The way that sustainability educator, Terril Shorb, describes it, “sustainability” is the taproot of a rapidly growing organism of consciousness. There is widespread interest in sustaining our communities over the many generations, and most agree that this means, among many possible aspects, restoring a peaceful relationship with the natural world and with each other. Some include economics as a branch of the sustainability organism, and the philosophy expressed here perceives economics in a more integral sense that speaks to exchanging goods and services in ways that ensure the continued health of natural systems and social networks. Sustainability is a growing way of restoring our relationships with the living world. Much good work remains to be done!
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Getting Down to Sustainability »
What does it mean to live sustainably? Surely, this is one of the questions of our times and there are as many answers as people thinking about this. However, I am a sustainability educator so I have to have some kind of idea of what this might mean to engage in learning dialogues with my students.
Altitude, Aspect, Latitude, Attitude »
To help understand some of the ways of the Earth, it is useful to think about the ups and downs of a place. Added to these physical features is a look at the relationship of human attitudes toward the particular place, which has affects just as real as the sunlight that falls upon a given patch of ground.
Getting Down to Sustainability »
Learn more about what it means to live sustainably.
Altitude, Aspect, Latitude, Attitude »
Understanding the characteristics of a particular 'place' in nature benefits all.