Sustainability Understanding the Deeper Meaning

1. Sustainability Understanding the Deeper Meaning

2. Green

7. Sustainability

8. Environment

9. Environment Society Society

10. Environment Environment Politics Economy Education Society Spirituality Other

11. Principles of Sustainability • Interconnectedness • Systems Thinking • Global Citizenship • Cycles • Importance of Place • Respect for Limits • Social Justice

12. Interconnectedness human to human systems human to natural systems

13. Systems Thinking big picture change over time cause and effect

14. Global Citizenship ability to make a change compassionate living

15. Cycles weather patterns & seasons water, nutrients, air biodiversity

16. Importance of Place community identity natural history human history

17. Respect for Limits conservation balance of systems finite natural resources

18. Social Justice fairness meet the needs all people

19. Principles of Sustainability • Interconnectedness • Systems Thinking • Global Citizenship • Cycles • Importance of Place • Respect for Limits • Social Justice

20. Sustainability is more than green….

21. Borrowed from Facing the Futurefacingthefuture.org

23. Interconnectedness • Who planted the apple tree? What resources did the tree need to grow? Who picked the apple?

24. Systems Thinking • Where did the pesticides come from? Did contaminated runoff enter the water system? Did it reach the ocean? The fish we eat?

25. Global Citizenship • Where did the apple come from? What is the soil like there? Is there anything I can do to improve the system?

26. Cycles How does the water run through the orchard? Where do the nutrients in the soils come from? Which insects help pollinate the apples?

27. Importance of Place • When are apples ready to be picked in my area? Does the farmer support local businesses for supplies and services? Who owns the orchard?

28. Respect for Limits • How much natural forest or prairie land was used to develop the orchard? How much petroleum was used to transport the apple?

29. Social Justice • How are workers protected from pesticides and other poisons? Do they earn a living wage? Is gender equity honored?

30. The Rainbow of an Apple

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32. Issues of Sustainability • Land use • Transportation • Energy • Water • Materials Consumption • Health and Comfort • Waste Management

33. Issues of Sustainability • Land use • Transportation • Energy • Water • Materials Consumption • Health and Comfort • Waste Management

34. Issue of Sustainability: Water • Grade Level Expectation in Missouri 3rd grade Geography: Identify rivers and bordering states

35. 3rd grade Geography: Identify rivers and bordering states

36. Issue of Sustainability: Water • Grade Level Expectation in Missouri 8th grade Math: Use symbolic algebra to represent and solve problems that involve linear and quadratic relationships

37. 8th grade Math: Use symbolic algebra to represent and solve problems that involve linear and quadratic relationships

38. Issue of Sustainability: Water • Grade Level Expectation in Missouri 11th grade English: use a variety of classic and contemporary literature to study writing, literary analysis, and to improve reading skills.

39. 11th grade English: Grapes of Wrath

40. Issue of Sustainability: Materials Consumption Choice of paper Dishware Types of cleaners

41. Plastic Dishware

42. Sustainability is more than green….

43. Sustainability A sustainable society is one that thrives over generations, one that is far-seeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine its physical or social systems of support.

44. Lori Diefenbacher, diefenlo@webster.edu Webster University, St Louis, MO USA