Sustainability

Learning Goals and Expectations

I will understand:
• What sustainability is
• The need for sustainability practices
• Current threats to sustainability

I will be able to:

• Analyze and compare various economic practices by their
sustainability
1. What does it mean to be sustainable?

• If something is sustainable, that means it

can be done in that way for a long time
• For an activity to be sustainable, it must
meet the following requirements:
• Be economically viable
• Bearable by the natural environment
• Beneficial to society
Is this sustainable?
Forestry
Is this sustainable?
Plastics
Is this sustainable?
Hydroelectricity
Is this sustainable?
Oil and gas drilling