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Upcoming Event
 Temple
University Ambler EarthFest 2008
Friday, April 25, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
This outdoor event will be held rain or shine. Admission is FREE.
Hosted and Sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Communities. |
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What is Sustainability? |
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 By
Dr.
Jeffrey Featherstone
Director, Center for Sustainable Communities
While scholars have debated the nature of sustainability and have
outlined numerous, sometimes ponderous definitions of it, we can
simply accept its basic tenets. In short, sustainability means
protecting and managing our natural resources so they are available
for future generations. It also means that in promoting
sustainability we must give careful and thoughtful consideration to
the environmental, economic, and<<Selection in Document>> social aspects of alternative
courses of action so advances in one area do not come at the expense
of the others.
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Featured Research Project |
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Temple –Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative
Visit T-VSSI web site >>
The Center has formed a partnership called
Temple-Villanova Sustainable Stormwater Initiative (T-VSSI) with
Villanova University’s Villanova Urban Stormwater Partnership (VUSP) to
demonstrate stormwater best management practices (BMPs), to conduct
research and to conduct outreach program focusing on regional
stormwater management. |
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