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Sustainability: A Crucial Quest for Humanity - Welcome to a New Open Access Journal for a Growing Multidisciplinary Community

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    (Founding Editor-in-Chief of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050))

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Sustainability, although often hard to define precisely, is a rapidly growing area of study that is becoming increasingly applied in diverse areas. The definition put forth in 1983 by the World Commission on Environment and Development, informally known as the Brundtland Commission, captures many aspects of the topic. That commission defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Other attempts have been made to define what we mean when we refer to sustainability or strive to achieve it as an objective. Despite the differences in definitions, a key theme that emerges is that sustainability is a concept that needs to be incorporated in many if not all of the activities that people undertake. [...]

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  • Marc A. Rosen, 2009. "Sustainability: A Crucial Quest for Humanity - Welcome to a New Open Access Journal for a Growing Multidisciplinary Community," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 1(1), pages 1-4, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:1:y:2009:i:1:p:1-4:d:4177
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    1. Jee Hoon Lee & Jacob Wood & Jungsuk Kim, 2021. "Tracing the Trends in Sustainability and Social Media Research Using Topic Modeling," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-19, January.
    2. Juliana Segura-Salazar & Luís Marcelo Tavares, 2018. "Sustainability in the Minerals Industry: Seeking a Consensus on Its Meaning," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-38, May.
    3. Giovanni Santi & Emanuele Leporelli & Michele Di Sivo, 2019. "Improving Sustainability in Architectural Research: Biopsychosocial Requirements in the Design of Urban Spaces," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-14, March.
    4. Emanuele Leporelli & Giovanni Santi, 2019. "From Psychology of Sustainability to Sustainability of Urban Spaces: Promoting a Primary Prevention Approach for Well-Being in the Healthy City Designing. A Waterfront Case Study in Livorno," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-18, February.
    5. Jaana Seikkula-Leino & Svanborg R. Jónsdóttir & Marcia Håkansson-Lindqvist & Mats Westerberg & Sofia Eriksson-Bergström, 2021. "Responding to Global Challenges through Education: Entrepreneurial, Sustainable, and Pro-Environmental Education in Nordic Teacher Education Curricula," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-19, November.

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