Sustainability
“Sustainability addresses the ongoing
capacity of Earth to maintain all life” ("Home |
ACARA", n.d., p. 12). Sustainability is creating a world
where everyone can live full lives and enjoy a rich level of well-being within
the limits of what nature can provide. It is also taking the long-term view of
how our actions affect future generations, and insuring we don't deplete
resources, or cause pollution at rates faster than the earth is able to renew
itself. We need to look after the world
God created and entrusted into our care, but our technological world needs
power. Getting the balance right is what
we need to teach our children to do. Sustainability needs to be taken up on an
individual level as well as a Global level.
But this could happen too
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Sustainability Comparison by
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On
an individual level we can learn a lot from our ancestors who were entirely self-sufficient.
They had only small power needs compared
to today. If environmentally friendly power options are employed, for example
solar or wind, far less damage to the environment is done rather than burning
coal. The humble vegetable garden is
making a comeback for many reasons; water tanks are now in most homes. These small steps are a beginning to care for
a world, and in time may begin to reverse the damage we have done. To teach sustainability resources could be helpful.
“Students
learn not only about the environmental processes involved in deforestation and land degradation, but investigate their
demographic, social, economic and political causes and consequences. Students
are consequently able to evaluate the policies adopted or proposed in response
to such problems against the criteria of environmental integrity, economic
viability and social justice, as well as to think about actions that they can take
themselves. A geographical perspective also leads to conclusions about how and
why approaches towards sustainability vary from place to place.” ("Home |
ACARA", n.d., p. 12).
References
ACARA, (n.d.), Retrieved
from
http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Shape_of_the_Australian_Curriculum_Geography.pdf#search=sustainability
Images:
http://aries.mq.edu.au/images/hands.JPG
http://www.ceratechinc.com/Content/img/sustainability-comparison-header-img.jpg
Hyperlinks:
ACARA: http://www.acara.edu.au/verve/_resources/Shape_of_the_Australian_Curriculum_Geography.pdf
to teach our children to do: http://my.rainforest-alliance.org/site/PageNavigator/Google_Grant_Education_nonav.html?gclid=COKjkauv4LYCFapDpgodbWEAkw
Resources: http://www.olliesworld.com/
Deforestation:
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com.au/environment/global-warming/deforestation-overview/
Degradation:
http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/lwm_land_deg_soil-degradation
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