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Tuesday, 8 May 2012

What do we mean by sustainability?

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY SUSTAINABILITY?

Do we mean sustaining our lives as we currently live them, or just sustaining life on the planet in its most basic way?  Do we mean continuing economic growth? Do we mean something in the gaps between these things ... or something else entirely?
 
Sustainability as a word has been used, re-used, appropriated and re-appropriated by many sections of society.  What does this mean to us, and should we be concerned about the semantics of it?
 
Doug (a welcome new voice on the Stafford scene!) will lead a discussion on this issue, which is at the core of our concerns.