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pando | sustainable communities (network)

Posted by Maria on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, In : Sustainability 
Pando.sc is an online community with a professional focus, where researchers, academics, and public and private-sector practitioners share knowledge, network, and collaborate on sustainability solutions that can be enacted at the community level - such as green building, reduction and recycling of local waste, water management, participatory democracy, land use, and much more. 

Pando is a collaboration between:

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The Path to Sustainable Development, by Jeffrey Sachs

Posted by Maria on Sunday, May 11, 2014, In : Sustainability 

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"Sustainable Development". Sorry... what?

Posted by Maria on Sunday, December 15, 2013, In : Sustainability 
What does "the three pillar concept of sustainability" mean?

It means the pursuit of economic development with respect to social and environmental principles. It means economic growth, but taking into account the needs of man and nature as well.

I don't totally agree with this definition, which is definitely the best known and most widely utilized, but some the world's largest and most powerful organizations do agree: Brundtland Commission Report 1987, Earth Summit 1992 and Agenda 21, Johannesb...
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