Transcription of Sustainability: Definition and Five Core Principles
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sustainability : Definition andFive core PrinciplesA New FrameworkMichael Ben-EliThe concept of sustainable development, as coined by the World Commission on Environment and Development, and with it, the term sustainability itself, have been gaining increasing recognition in recent years all around the world. Widespread use, however, has led to growing ambiguity, so that today both terms are employed within a very broad spectrum of meaning, often to the point of trivialization. The Definition and set of five sustainability Principles proposed below seeks to advance and restore rigor to the ideas underlying the concept of sustainability . Its development was informed by a number of existing frameworks and was inspired, in particular, by the work of R. Buckminster Principles are articulated in a general fashion but can receive specific operational meaning in relation to particular cases, for example: sectors of the economy, development issues, business strategies, investment guidelines, or initiatives taken by individuals.
Provides a guiding framework for defining, creating and managing wealth. The Domain of Life Provides the basis for appropriate behavior in the biosphere with respect to other forms of life. The Social Domain Provides the basis for social interactions. The Spiritual Domain: Identifies the necessary attitudinal orientation and provides
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