Future of Sustainability 2030

Welcome to the Future of Sustainability in 2030

Group Members

Yojiro Fukaya
Eric Lam
Yunzhu (Carrie) Ma
Hugh Malkin
Kay Mei Tan

Introduction

"Meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

Research Questions

1. What is the definition of Sustainability?
2. What is the history of sustainability?
3. How is sustainability measured?
4. Why does sustainability matter?
5. What are the effects of sustainability?
6. What are the factors of sustainability?
7. What is the motivation for companies to work for sustainability?
8. How will growth in developing countries effect on sustainability?
9. Can technological development solve environmental issues dramatically?
10. What is the urgent issue relating to sustainability?
11. What can we do as a individual?
12. Is sustainability a slow or fast change?
13. What changes are present day solutions and which are long-term solutions?
14. What is the balance of profits and sustainability?
15. Is less bad of sustainability actually good? What is the goal of sustainability? What is sufficient?
16. Are things really measureable?
17. Where should the solution come from? Is there a universal answer?
18. What is the value of the global services for sustainability e.g. air and water purification, agricultural pollination, nutrient cycling, soil enrichment, climate stabilization, medicinal products and drought mitigation?
19. What would happen if we do not work on sustainability?
20. How much should be done?
21. Who should be responsible for sustainability e.g. government, individuals, country?
22. How bad is the current situation?
23. What happened if we slow growth? Does that mean that we do not need to work on sustainability?

Driving Forces

1. Sustainable Resources
2. Alternative Energy
3. Technological Development
4. Education
5. Business
6. Economy
7. Regulations for Sustainability
8. Values
9. Developing Country
10. Leadership

References

1. Websites
2. Books
3. News Articles

Notes

http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Image:Notes_1.doc
http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Image:Notes_2.doc
http://scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Image:Questions_Notes.doc