List Three Engineering Sustainability Definitions, Then Create One

Progress Report – due in Wk3 Tutorial

|Name: Jack Webster |Student #: n9136215 |

Your task: ‘Sustainability’ is a ubiquitous and often maligned term used to rationalise performance standards in economic, social or environmental arenas. It is critically important to comprehend the diverse way in which this term is utilised. List three different definitions of su

stainability including references, then create your own definition. Your definition should reflect your own thoughts of sustainability. Lastly, prepare a multi-paragraph summary discussing the importance of sustainability to the Engineering Profession.

|Definitions: |

|“Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of |

|future generations to meet their own needs. The concept of sustainable development does imply limits - not absolute limits but limitations imposed|

|by the present state of technology and social organization on environmental resources and by the ability of the biosphere to absorb the effects of|

|human activities. But technology and social organization can be both managed and improved to make way for a new era of economic growth.” – Our |

|Common Future / “Brundtland Report” – UN World Commission on Environment and Development, October 1987. |

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|“It means meeting four objectives at the same time, in the UK and the world as a whole: social progress which recognises the needs of everyone; |

|effective protection of the environment; prudent use of natural resources;...