Sustainable Development
This virtual display was prepared by Documents Student Assistants Anna
Churchill and John McGrath.
Sustainable development is "an evolving process that improves the
economy, the environment, and society for the benefit of current and
future generations." (Govt. PR 42.8: SU 8/EX 7). Also sustainable
development "meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs." (Govt. PR 42.8:
SU 8/SU 8).
Below you will find pictures and quotes from government documents
found here in the library, as well as links to government websites
with additional information about this topic.
Quotes and Pictures
 (GOVT. PR
42.8: SU 8/AM
3/3)
"Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without
compromising
the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Choosing to be
sustainable in businesses, schools, government institutions, and in our
individual
lives demands a national commitment to the nation's economic prosperity,
ecological
integrity, and social equity." (GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/SU 8)
 (GOVT. PR
42.8: SU 8/AM
3/3)
"It is our task in our time and in our generation to hand down
undiminished
to those who come after us, as was handed down to us by those who went
before, the
natural wealth and beauty which is ours"
John F. Kennedy, 1961 (GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/ED 8)
 (GOVT. PR
42.8: SU 8/SU
8)
 "Bluffsview
Elementary School in Worthington, Ohio, is the first school to
participate in the Solar School Project, an initiative of American
Electric Power, the Foundation for Environmental Education, BP
Solar, and other partners. Everyone worked together to put the 30
panels on the steel support structures and wire them together.
Students can use the Internet to monitor electricity generation from
the array and the school's energy consumption."(GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/AM
3/3)
 (GOVT. PREX
1.2: F 98/3)
(GOVT. PREX 1.2: F 98/2)
"Sustainable development: an evolving process that improves the
economy,
the environment, and society for the benefit of current and future
generations."
(GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/EX 7)
Links
Jacksonville, FL, Community
Council
Quality of Life Project and Replication Kit
U.S. EPA Region 3 Sustainable
Development
National Association of Regional
Councils 1999 State of the Regions
The Citistates Group
Sustainable Communities Network
International Institute for Sustainable
Development
The U.S. Conference of
Mayors and the National Association of Counties Joint Center for
Sustainable Communities
UN Sustainable Development
Website
The Sustainable
Development Extension Network
EPA Environmental
Indicators of Water Quality
EPA Index of Watershed
Indicators
EPA Sustainable
Industry
ERS Green Technologies
for a More Sustainable Agriculture
USDA State of the
Land
USDA Agricultural
Resources and Environmental Indicators
USDA Office of Community
Development
DOE Center for Excellence for
Sustainable Development
Digital Library of Community
Indicator and Sprawl Projects
National Town Meeting for a
Sustainable America, May 2-5, 1999
The President's Council on
Sustainable Development
The White House Council on
Environmental Quality
Home Page for the President's
Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD)
Documents on Subject
- Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere GOVT. E 1.111: SO
8/V.1-5/CD
- The Ecosystem Approach: Healthy Ecosystems and Sustainable Economies
GOVT. I 1.2: EC 7/3/V.1-3
- Success in the Making GOVT. I 29.2: EC 7/998
- The Sustainable Grand Canyon Workshop GOVT. I 29.2: G 76/19
- Guiding Principles of Sustainable Design GOVT. I 29.9/2: SU 8
- Towards a Sustainable America GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/AM 3/3
- Education for Sustainability GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/ED 8
- Sustainable Development in the United States GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/EX 7
- President's Council on Sustainable Development Status Update GOVT. PR
42.8: SU 8/SU 8
- Sustainable Developments GOVT. PR 42.8: SU 8/SU 8/2/NO. 2
- Bridge to a Sustainable Future GOVT. PREX 1.2: F 98/3
- Technology for a Sustainable Future GOVT. PREX 1.2: F 98/2
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