Sustainable Westport (Westport.gov)
Sustainable Westport Announces Zero Food Waste Challenge (Westport Patch)
A sustainable community takes into account, and addresses, multiple human needs, not just one at the exclusion of all others. It is a place where people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives feel welcome and safe, where every group has a seat at the decision-making table, and where prosperity is shared. It takes a long-term perspective – focusing on anticipating and adapting to change in both the present and future.
A sustainable community manages its human, natural, and financial capital to meet current needs while ensuring that adequate resources are available for future generations. Continue reading from the Institute for Sustainable Communities
Sustainability science has emerged as a new academic discipline in the last decade. It provides a new approach to deal with complex, long-term global issues, such as human-induced climate and ecosystem changes, from broad perspectives. It also aims to promote solutions that contribute to rebuilding a sound relationship between human society and the environment (i.e. coupled social-ecological systems).
An enhanced interface between academia and practitioners is vital to develop and implement such solutions. Strengthening connections between a variety of stakeholders - including governments, think tanks, the private sector, NGOs and other civil society actors - is required to support good governance for a sustainable society and reach the full potential of sustainability science. Continue reading from UNESCO
Greener Living (Environmental Protection Agency)
Sustainable Communities for a Sustainable Future (Sustainable Communities Online)
What Does a Sustainable Community Actually Look Like? (The Atlantic)
Building Sustainable Communities (World Bank)
Environmental Justice (Environmental Protection Agency)
Sustainability and Social Equity – You Can’t Have One Without the Other (Mrs. Green's World)
