Sustainability is regarded as a "normative concept". [6][23][24][25] This means it is based on what people value or find desirable: "The quest for sustainability involves connecting what is known …

Nov 28, 2025 · Sustainability is the long-term viability of a community, set of social institutions, or societal practice. Sustainablity is usually understood as a form of intergenerational ethics that …

Sep 21, 2025 · Sustainability is the ability to maintain or support economic, environmental, or social processes over time without depleting natural resources.

Sep 23, 2025 · To pursue sustainability is to create and maintain the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony to support present and future generations.

The most often quoted definition comes from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without …

“Sustainability is improving human well being and ensuring social equity for present and future generations while safeguarding the planet’s life-supporting ecosystems.”

Sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, [conditions] that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of …