ME / MCE / AUE 490

Graduation Project Notes Classical Definition?

Sustainable Development “Sustainable development is development that

meets the needs of the present generation
without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.”

World Commission on the Environment and

Development Brundtland Commission, 1987

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What is Sustainable
Sustainable Development: Development?
It is not… It is more than an…  The practice of using guidelines for
environmentally responsible and energy savings
 Smart Growth  Economic Issue to create new development projects and to
Growth Management

 Environmental Issue maintain and retrofit older projects,
 Zoning
 These are all tools &
 Include using green materials in constructions,
techniques of guiding designing projects that can produce their own
development, but they energy to reduce load on a power grid and
are devoid of generate and save green spaces.
principles.

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More on sustainable developement... THREE components of

sustainable development
Sustainable development is not just about the  Economic growth,
environment only. It is also about:  Environmental management,
 To meet the diverse needs of people in  Social inclusion.
different communities, How? By;
 To build social cohesion, creating equal
 Conserving natural resources,
opportunity to ensure a strong and healthy
society,  Switching from driving to cycling,
 To find better ways of doing things without
 Practicing climate smart agriculture,
affecting quality of our life.  Saving energy as much as possible.
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 What are the goals of Sustainable
Development? How can we make it happen?

 To minimize the exhaustion of natural resources
when creating new developments,
 To create development that can be maintained
and sustained without causing further harm to
the environment,
 To provide methods for improving existing
developments to make them into
environmentally friendly facilities and projects.
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 The vision of the cultures of each country
should be changed.
 To achieve this:
 The culture must value a global benefit
more than a local one.
 A responsibility towards providing and
sustaining resources for the future
must be of more value than profit in
the present must be developed.
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What prevents sustainable

development from happening?

 The first issue is that for many aspects of

Principles for a Sustainable
development, using sustainable methods Community
and materials is expensive.
 The second major issue is that there is
not a generally accepted need for
sustainable development. This is an
education issue that may take many
years to resolve.

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Sustainable
development
strives to
maintain
biodiversity and
A sustainable community is an integral healthy
part of and is in harmony with the ecosystem.
natural environment.

Brazilian Rainforest

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Natural hazards are a
part of the natural
environment;
disasters happen A sustainable
when a natural community is a
hazard intersects with steward of the
the built environment; land and
natural hazards natural
cannot be changed, resources, not
but the built a consumer.
environment can.

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A sustainable community maintains a transportation

system that effectively and efficiently meets its needs.

A sustainable
community
manages
development and
redevelopment to
achieve its’ goals.

San Jose Transit System

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A sustainable community seeks to eliminate

air and water pollution.

A sustainable
community
strives to be
waste free.

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 A sustainable A sustainable
community consumes community
only the non- nurtures
renewable resources community
absolutely necessary character and
to meet present sense of
needs. place.

Telluride, Colorado

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A sustainable A sustainable
community is a community is one in
place of beauty; which individual
both natural and rights, duties and
built. responsibilities are
respected and
honored.
Jackson Hole, WY

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A sustainable A sustainable
community is community provides
one in which housing
each person is opportunities for all
valued, living its residents.
and working in
dignity.

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 Three Periods of the
Environmental Movement
A sustainable
community is
democratic and
“Toward Sustainable Communities”
empowers its
residents to be
engaged in the life -Mazmanian & Kraft
of the community.

Dudley Street, Boston

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PERIODS
Regulating Efficiency-based Toward Regulating Efficiency-based Toward
For environmental regulatory reform sustainable For environmental regulatory reform sustainable
protection and flexibility communities protection and flexibility communities
1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s - 1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s -
Problem - Pollution caused by - Managing pollution -Balance long-term Implemen- - Develop the - Shift to state and - Develop new
identification callous business and through market- societal and tation regulatory and legal local initiative in mechanisms and
and policy industry. based and natural system philosophy infrastructure to compliance and institutions that
objectives collaborative needs through ensure federal and enforcement. balance the needs
mechanisms system design and state compliance. of human and
- Establish as a
national priority the - Internalize management. natural systems,
curtailment of air, pollution costs. - Halt diminution both within the US
water and land - Add policies on of biodiversity. and around the
pollution. toxic waste and - Embrace eco-
globe.
chemicals as national centric ethic.
priorities. - Bring harmony to
human and natural
systems on a
sustainable basis.

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Regulating Efficiency-based Toward Regulating Efficiency-based Toward

For environmental regulatory reform sustainable For environmental regulatory reform sustainable
protection and flexibility communities protection and flexibility communities
1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s - 1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s -
Points of - End of production - Provide education - Societal-level Policy - Policy managed by - Policy managed - Comprehensive
interference pipeline. and training along needs assessment approaches DC. more by states and future visioning.
- End of the waste the cradle-to-grave and goal and tools - Command and affected - Regional
stream. path of material and prioritization. control regulation. communities. planning-based on
resource use. - Industry-level - Federal roles shifts sustainability
- At all points of the - Federal R&D.
government. attention to - Generous federal to facilitation and guidelines.
product design, funding of health and oversight - Lifecycle analysis
materials selection pollution prevention - Introduction of practice.
and environmental projects. incentive-based
strategic planning. approaches for
- Individual business and
behavior and industry.
lifestyle choices.

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 Regulating Efficiency-based Toward Regulating Efficiency-based Toward
For environmental regulatory reform sustainable For environmental regulatory reform sustainable
protection and flexibility communities protection and flexibility communities
1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s - 1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s -
Information - Company-level - Provision of readily - Sustainability Predominant - Rule of law. - Greater stakeholder - Public/private
and data emissions. accessible data, criteria and political/ - Zero-sum politics. participation. partnerships.
management - Waste stream through TRI and indicators. Institutional - Reliance on market - Local/regional
needs contents and right-to-know - Computer context place. collaboration.
tracking. programs. modeling of
- Human health - Ecosystem human-natural
effects. mapping. system
interaction.
- Ecosystem
thresholds.

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Regulating Efficiency-based Toward

For environmental regulatory reform sustainable
protection and flexibility communities
1970-1990 1980-1990 1990s -
Key events - Creation of the EPA - Love Canal - Societal-level
and public - Passage of the 1970 - Growth in state and needs assessment
actions CAA & 1972 CWA local environmental action –
policy and capacity. - Montreal
Protocol, int’l
accords on global
warming.

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