Beyond Cliche--Reclaiming the Concept of Sustainability

Autor/in	Fuller, Robert J.
Titel	Beyond Cliche--Reclaiming the Concept of Sustainability
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 26 (2010), S.7-18 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Sustainable Development; Architecture; Energy; Language Usage; Case Studies; College Students; Building Design; Energy Conservation; Definitions; Foreign Countries; Environment; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Architektur; Energie; Sprachgebrauch; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Collegestudent; Baugestaltung; Energieerhaltung; Energiespeicherung; Begriffsbestimmung; Ausland; Umwelt; Australien
Abstract	In closing his 2008 Myer Lecture, the scientist and environmentalist Dr. Tim Flannery said that this century will be defined by the search for sustainability. How perilous therefore that nowadays there is so much overuse of the word "sustainability" that it has become a cliche. Today's tertiary students studying architecture and energy-related subjects are so exposed to this linguistic devaluation that most of them appear to have accepted the vagueness of the term and are on their way to becoming the next generation of misusers. This paper presents a case study of an attempt to sharpen up the debate with some university students from these particular disciplines. A model of the four principles of sustainable development that has been found to be particularly useful is described. The students in question were challenged to think about the meaning of some of the words ascribed to new buildings and about the implications of the four principles to energy supply systems. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10