Comments for UBC Sustainability Initiative http://blogs.ubc.ca/sustain Sustainability news and views from John Robinson, Executive Director of the UBC Sustainability Initiative in Vancouver. Sat, 29 May 2010 18:41:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The powerful vagueness of sustainability by Sustainability Saturday – #3 | Openly Balanced http://blogs.ubc.ca/sustain/2010/05/24/the-powerful-vagueness-of-sustainability/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Sustainability Saturday – #3 | Openly Balanced Sat, 29 May 2010 18:41:43 +0000 http://blogs.ubc.ca/sustain/2010/05/24/the-powerful-vagueness-of-sustainability/#comment-13 [...] The Powerful Vagueness of Sustainability discusses sustainability as a systemic process guided by our best science, instead of as a scientific absolute.  Another advantage of a deliberate “vagueness” or openness about the details is that it encourages creativity.  However, I would argue that this creativity must be guided by strong and clear principles if it is to result in effective and meaningful solutions. [...] [...] The Powerful Vagueness of Sustainability discusses sustainability as a systemic process guided by our best science, instead of as a scientific absolute.  Another advantage of a deliberate “vagueness” or openness about the details is that it encourages creativity.  However, I would argue that this creativity must be guided by strong and clear principles if it is to result in effective and meaningful solutions. [...]

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