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Ua,Sustainable communities meet the
needs of current residents without
sacrificing resources, such as this
river, that are necessary for future
generations to survive and prosper.Sustainability has become an increas-
ingly popular concept in local govern-
ments. The United Nations defines
sustainability as development that
meets "the needs of the present with-
out compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their needs."Visualizing practical applaons of
sustainability may be difficult. To
illustrate this concept, it may be help-
ful to compare nonsustainable cities
and sustainable cities.
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The Nonsustainable Versus
Sustainable City
Today's leaders strive to enhance the
quality of life for urban residents by
providing much-needed and desired
services such as transportation sys-
tems and waste disposal. To provide
these services, nonrenewable
resources are often extracted from the
environment. Because no practical
process exists to replenish the supply,
these nonrenewable resources grow
more scarce each year.
In a nonsustainable city, no attempts
are made to reduce reliance on non-
renewable resources, use resources
more efficiently, or mitigate harm to
the environment caused by use of
those resources. On the other hand,
a sustainable city takes only the
resources that are needed and that
can either be continuously recycled or
returned to the environment in the
least harmful way to help generate
more resources.
MAST ERSustainability
Protects Resources for
Future Generations
Today, many cities and counties are taking steps to ensure tomorrow's
urban centers remain livable for generations to come. Collective efforts
to accomplish this mission are referred to as sustainable development,
or sustainability.
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