Sustainability at Cornell Environmental Management Council February 8, 2006 Dean Koyanagi sustainability coordinator
What is “Sustainability”? “Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable--to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Our Common Future: World Commission on Environment and Development. “Brundtland Report” … …
“Cornell University recognizes that to ensure the long-term viability of this planet, all elements of society must embrace the responsibility of building sustainable futures." Cornell University and the Environment President Hunter Rawlings November 14, 1997 What is “Sustainability”? … …
“For a variety of reasons, the current mode of life on Earth cannot be sustained indefinitely. Our technologies consume scarce resources that would ultimately be exhausted.” State of the University Address President Jeffrey Lehman October 29, 2004 What is “Sustainability”? … …
Robert Burkebile, BNIM Architects
Why now?
Engaging the Cornell Community
Buzzwords
The Buzzword Sort
The Sustainability Portfolio
Campus of the Future?
Is This Sustainable?
Sustainability at Cornell University Dean Koyanagi sustainability coordinator Cell