SUSTAINABILITY

Evolution of an urban city needs the worlds energy to be developed as it is not natural but man made. As construction is very well connected to the worlds energy and natural resources, sustainability is a big issue in todays society and needs to be educated to the next generation for the world to maintain its natural beauty and minimalise global warming. For Brisbane's city to evolve, it is a matter of education and understanding on which way we direct ourselves for the future. 

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY? and WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO US?

"Sustainability is the capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of responsibility, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of stewardship, the responsible management of resource use. Inecology, sustainability describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time, a necessary precondition for the well-being of humans and other organisms. Long-lived and healthy wetlands and forests are examples of sustainable biological systems.

Healthy ecosystems and environments provide vital resources and processes (known as "ecosystem services"). There are two major ways of managing human impact on ecosystem services. One approach is environmental management; this approach is based largely on information gained from educated professionals in earth science, environmental science, andconservation biology. Another approach is management of consumption of resources, which is based largely on information gained from educated professionals in economics.

Human sustainability interfaces with economics through the voluntary trade consequences of economic activity. Moving towards sustainability is also a social challenge that entails, among other factors, international and national law, urban planning and transport, local and individual lifestyles and ethical consumerism. Ways of living more sustainably can take many forms from controlling living conditions (e.g., ecovillages, eco-municipalities and sustainable cities), to reappraising work practices (e.g., using permaculture, green building,sustainable agriculture), or developing new technologies that reduce the consumption of resources."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

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