Introduction To Sustainability

There are many interpretations of the word Sustainability. They are used as a verb to describe a process that can take place continuously , and they are also used as a verb to describe a process that can take place continuously, and they are also used as an industry term to describe a product's state. The World Commission on Environment and Development in 1989 defined it in the following statement :

to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs 

There are three pillars in any Sustainable activity : Environment, Society and Economy.

A project, product or activity cannot be sustained over time of the environment in which it is to exist is not whole and healthy, if the society or people involved do not have their health and are not well being and if there is no wise economic framework that will support it. An imbalance on any element creates problems in the operation and eventually failure.

So sustainability means balancing social, economic and environmental outcomes for current and future generations and creating the necessary supports and links between them.  

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Welcome to the official blog of RICS Students of Sustainability -  an initiative led by IGBC Students Chapter.


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