Understanding Sustainability In 60 Minutes

How would you explain the concept of sustainability to college students in an hour?

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March 18, 2005, 10:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Sustainability is a rather simple concept...that can be quite complicated to communicate. How do you covey the notion of a world in which we can celebrate abundance . . . forever? And do it in a way so that people get a systemic view of it all -- the interconnectedness of people with the natural world, across borders, cultures, and generations?"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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