What is sustainable?
- April 30, 2010
From ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Magazine, Spring 2010
BOLD VISIONS — like ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥’s plans to become a regional demonstration site for sustainability and green enterprise — begin by asking difficult questions. At CSUEB, the quest for solutions to critical societal needs has begun, as students, faculty, staff, and alumni together seek answers to one of today’s most critical and vexing conundrums: What is sustainable?
Typically, the term “sustainable” is associated with land use, natural resources, and recycling. But at ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥, we believe it applies to far more. The cover story in this issue of ÂãÁÄÖ±²¥ Magazine illustrates our uniquely multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning about sustainability — from geography and environmental science to business, economics, and philosophy.