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LITERATURE REVIEW
A literature review was completed to help establish a consistent and acceptable
definition of sustainability. A brief history helps explain where we are and how far we
have come in its development, and present curricula gives an idea of the overwhelming
need for more knowledge in this area.
A. Definitions
Although many maintain that sustainability remains almost impossible to
define, but tried by few, here are some interpretations on the controversial topic.
Sustainability is:
"development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs." The Brundtland
Commission 1987
"leaving a habitable planet for our descendants." John Cairns Jr., Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University
"the maintenance of the potential for our land and water ecosystems to produce
the same quantity and quality of goods and services in perpetuity." Jerry
Franklin University of Washington Forestry Professor
"doing things in a way that, if you keep doing them that way, will continue to
work." Harvy 1996
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White, Miki Machell. Analysis and Development of Post Secondary Curriculum on Sustainability, thesis, May 2000; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2488/m1/13/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .