Chicago Sustainability Guide
Environmental issues trigger some common “buzz” words - such as green, sustainable, carbon footprint, etc. - but what do they all mean? To the average person, their definitions could seem hard to tackle.
Although different experts and environmentalists define each term a little differently, some basic principles can be pieced together.
Let’s start with sustainability.
The American Heritage Dictionary has the following definition:
sus·tained, sus·tain·ing, sus·tains
To keep in existence; maintain.
To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for.
To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop.
To support the spirits, vitality, or resolution of; encourage.
To bear up under; withstand: can’t sustain the blistering heat.
To experience or suffer: sustained a fatal injury.
To affirm the validity of: The judge has sustained the prosecutor’s objection.
To prove or corroborate; confirm.
To keep up (a joke or assumed role, for example) competently.
Still, where do you go from here?
The Foresight Design Initiative makes things a little easier and provides an online sustainability guide to living in Chicago.
The guide covers everything about sustainability from A to Z.
About the Guide
Sustainability is about making cities livable and equitable. It’s about creating and supporting an economy that nourishes people, fosters cultural diversity and protects the environment. It starts right here and now, with the decisions we make on a daily basis.
Now, not knowing the terminology cannot be an excuse.
November 09 2007 09:10 pm | General
