Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of being sustained.
- adjective Capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being sustained or maintained: as, the action is not sustainable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being sustained or maintained.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to be
sustained . - adjective Able to be sustained for an
indefinite period withoutdamaging theenvironment , or withoutdepleting aresource ;renewable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being sustained
Etymologies
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Examples
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So be careful with the term "sustainable consumption."
Gregory Unruh: Sustainable Consumption Is a Myth Gregory Unruh 2011
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Everyone also likes the term "sustainable development," and they can even parrot back the Brundtland definition a United Nations commission, formed in 1983 and named for the Norwegian politician Gro Harlem Brundtland, said that development should meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Gregory Unruh: Sustainable Consumption Is a Myth Gregory Unruh 2011
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So be careful with the term "sustainable consumption."
Gregory Unruh: Sustainable Consumption Is a Myth Gregory Unruh 2011
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Everyone also likes the term "sustainable development," and they can even parrot back the Brundtland definition a United Nations commission, formed in 1983 and named for the Norwegian politician Gro Harlem Brundtland, said that development should meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Gregory Unruh: Sustainable Consumption Is a Myth Gregory Unruh 2011
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Everyone also likes the term "sustainable development," and they can even parrot back the Brundtland definition a United Nations commission, formed in 1983 and named for the Norwegian politician Gro Harlem Brundtland, said that development should meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Forbes.com: News Gregory Unruh 2011
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And as the crisis of the oceans becomes clearer, the term "sustainable farming" is gaining as much resonance for the sea as for land - and is just as difficult to achieve.
SFGate: Top News Stories By ARTHUR MAX 2011
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And as the crisis of the oceans becomes clearer, the term "sustainable farming" is gaining as much resonance for the sea as for land - and is just as difficult to achieve.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Critics, who charge that the NPPF is heavily skewed in favour of economic development over social or environmental concerns, have demanded a clear definition of the term "sustainable development".
The Guardian World News Damian Carrington 2011
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I've been in over a dozen meetings now with organizations like the World Economic Forum and the U.N. Global Compact where people use the word "sustainable consumption."
Gregory Unruh: Sustainable Consumption Is a Myth Gregory Unruh 2011
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I've been in over a dozen meetings now with organizations like the World Economic Forum and the U.N. Global Compact where people use the word "sustainable consumption."
Gregory Unruh: Sustainable Consumption Is a Myth Gregory Unruh 2011
dario commented on the word sustainable
able to continue without causing damage to the environment
April 27, 2010