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New York Alliance of Sustainable Campuses (NYASC) website.

What is sustainability?

"A dynamic process which enables all people to realize their potential and to improve their quality of life in ways that simultaneously protect and enhance the Earth's life support systems."
- Forum for the Future

"Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable--to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
-World Commission on Environment and Development,
Brundtland Commission, "Our Common Future"

These sites offer a more in depth discussion of what sustainability is:

NEW- A compelling short video on sustainability

The Natural Step (TNS) -The Natural Step is a non-profit advisory and think tank organization that helps businesses and governments integrate sustainability into core strategy and operations.

Interface Sustainability
Interface, Inc. was among the first major corporations in the United States to embrace the concept of sustainability and has made enormous strides in integrating it into their business model.

David Suzuki's forward to Sustainable within a generation: A new vision for Canada.

Sustainable Washington has a few quotes on the definition of sustainability

The web book of regional science from West Virginia University has an article on Key Concepts in Sustainable Development

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Calendar of Events

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