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- noun agriculture, ecology
Development which seeks to producesustainable economic growth while ensuring futuregenerations ' ability to do the same by not exceeding theregenerative capacity of thenature . In other words, it's trying to protect the environment.
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corylusavellana commented on the word sustainable development
This used to be a worthwhile concept until the middle managers ripped any meaning out of it.
January 14, 2009