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Sustainability Assessment Through Internalization of Environment and Society

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Responsible Consumption and Production

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals ((ENUNSDG))

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Synonyms

Sustainable development, Triple bottom line, Socio-ecological balance, Sustainable growth, Balanced growth, Balance between ecological and human needs.

Definitions

Definitions for sustainability are still contested as the ideal state of sustainability may never be reached. Ideally, sustainability refers to the balance between environment, economy, and society. In reality, there is usually a bias towards one or the other components or pillars: environment, economy, and society.

Introduction

Sustainability has been defined, and redefined, many times over the last few decades. The most common definition of sustainable development has been put forth by WCED (1987) as “… to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (p.43). Interpreting from sustainable development definition, sustainability has also been defined as the integration of economics, environment, and societal pillars to align with triple...

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  1. School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Usha Iyer-Raniga & Oanh Thi-Kieu Ho

  2. Lead/Co Lead UN One Planet Network Sustainable Buildings and Construction Program, Paris, France

    Usha Iyer-Raniga

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Correspondence to Usha Iyer-Raniga .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. European School of Sustainability, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Walter Leal Filho

  2. Center for Neuroscience & Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Anabela Marisa Azul

  3. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Passo Fundo, Brazil

    Luciana Brandli

  4. Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Pinar Gökcin Özuyar

  5. International Centre for Thriving, University of Chester, Chester, UK

    Tony Wall

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  1. La Rochelle Business School, Excelia Group CERIIM & CEREGE, La Rochelle, France

    Morgane M. C. Fritz

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Iyer-Raniga, U., Ho, O.TK. (2020). Sustainability Assessment Through Internalization of Environment and Society. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Responsible Consumption and Production. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71062-4_69-1

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