Difference between revisions of "Future of Sustainability 2030"
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"Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."<br> | "Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."<br> | ||
=Research Questions= | =Research Questions= | ||
What is the definition of Sustainability?<br> | 1. What is the definition of Sustainability?<br> | ||
What is the history of sustainability?<br> | 2. What is the history of sustainability?<br> | ||
How is sustainability measured?<br> | 3. How is sustainability measured?<br> | ||
Why does sustainability matter?<br> | 4. Why does sustainability matter?<br> | ||
What are the effects of sustainability?<br> | 5. What are the effects of sustainability?<br> | ||
What are the factors of sustainability? | 6. What are the factors of sustainability?<br> | ||
What is the motivation for companies to work for sustainability?<br> | 7. What is the motivation for companies to work for sustainability?<br> | ||
How will growth in developing countries effect on sustainability?<br> | 8. How will growth in developing countries effect on sustainability?<br> | ||
Can technological development solve environmental issues dramatically?<br> | 9. Can technological development solve environmental issues dramatically?<br> | ||
What is the urgent issue relating to sustainability?<br> | 10. What is the urgent issue relating to sustainability?<br> | ||
What can we do as a individual?<br> | 11. What can we do as a individual?<br> | ||
Is sustainability a slow or fast change?<br> | 12. Is sustainability a slow or fast change?<br> | ||
What changes are present day solutions and which are long-term solutions?<br> | 13. What changes are present day solutions and which are long-term solutions?<br> | ||
What is the balance of profits and sustainability?<br> | 14. What is the balance of profits and sustainability?<br> | ||
Is less bad of sustainability actually good? What is the goal of sustainability? What is sufficient?<br> | 15. Is less bad of sustainability actually good? What is the goal of sustainability? What is sufficient?<br> | ||
Are things really measureable?<br> | 16. Are things really measureable?<br> | ||
Where should the solution come from? Is there a universal answer?<br> | 17. Where should the solution come from? Is there a universal answer?<br> | ||
18. What is the value of the global services for sustainability e.g. air and water purification, agricultural pollination, nutrient cycling, soil enrichment, climate stabilization, medicinal products and drought mitigation?<br> | |||
19. What would happen if we do not work on sustainability?<br> | |||
20. How much should be done?<br> | |||
What is the value of the global services for sustainability e.g. air and water purification, agricultural pollination, nutrient cycling, soil enrichment, climate stabilization, medicinal products and drought mitigation?<br> | 21. Who should be responsible for sustainability e.g. government, individuals, country?<br> | ||
What would happen if we do not work on sustainability?<br> | 22. How bad is the current situation?<br> | ||
How much should be done?<br> | 23. What happened if we slow growth? Does that mean that we do not need to work on sustainability?<br> | ||
Who should be responsible for sustainability e.g. government, individuals, country?<br> | |||
How bad is the current situation?<br> | |||
What happened if we slow growth? Does that mean that we do not need to work on sustainability?<br> | |||
=Driving Forces= | =Driving Forces= | ||
Revision as of 10:12, 17 September 2009
Welcome to the Future of Sustainability in 2030
Group Members
Yojiro Fukaya
Eric Lam
Yunzhu (Carrie) Ma
Hugh Malkin
Kay Mei Tan
Introduction
"Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Research Questions
1. What is the definition of Sustainability?
2. What is the history of sustainability?
3. How is sustainability measured?
4. Why does sustainability matter?
5. What are the effects of sustainability?
6. What are the factors of sustainability?
7. What is the motivation for companies to work for sustainability?
8. How will growth in developing countries effect on sustainability?
9. Can technological development solve environmental issues dramatically?
10. What is the urgent issue relating to sustainability?
11. What can we do as a individual?
12. Is sustainability a slow or fast change?
13. What changes are present day solutions and which are long-term solutions?
14. What is the balance of profits and sustainability?
15. Is less bad of sustainability actually good? What is the goal of sustainability? What is sufficient?
16. Are things really measureable?
17. Where should the solution come from? Is there a universal answer?
18. What is the value of the global services for sustainability e.g. air and water purification, agricultural pollination, nutrient cycling, soil enrichment, climate stabilization, medicinal products and drought mitigation?
19. What would happen if we do not work on sustainability?
20. How much should be done?
21. Who should be responsible for sustainability e.g. government, individuals, country?
22. How bad is the current situation?
23. What happened if we slow growth? Does that mean that we do not need to work on sustainability?
Driving Forces
- Sustainable Resources
- Alternative Energy
- Technological Development
- Education
- Business
- Economy
- Regulations for Sustainability
- Values
- Developing Country
- Leadership
Scenarios
References
Notes
http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Image:Notes_1.doc
http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Image:Notes_2.doc