Sustainability, related to Definitions of Sustainability
Cambridge dictionary: The ability to conitnue at a particular level for a period of time
Brundtland report:
"Our common future"
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What we should measure and how we should measure it
Net profits and loss > how to extrapolate out the bottom line to social and environmental issues, not just economic...
TDL: The three p's > people, planet, profit > people planet prosperity
The three pillars of sustainability, all three categories are necessary to support sustainability
the venn diagram > when aspects overlap, there are certain kinds fo outcomes.
but even better is the concentric circles, shows their relationships (nature can operate without a human economy, a human economy cannot operate without nature.
Not every entry in a checkbook is a deposit > no sustainable design is ever a perfect solution, but you have to have OVERALL benefits even if there are some debits.
Critique: doesn't go far enough, how to include culture perhaps as a separate autonomous element? are there other critiques? without making maters of culture explicit it can be neglected or forgotten