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- Dictionarysustainability/səˌsteɪnəˈbɪlɪti/
noun
- 1. the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level: "the sustainability of economic growth"
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Ability of human civilization to coexist with the biosphere in a steady state
Sustainability is a normative concept that stresses intergenerational equity and is commonly considered to have three dimensions (also called pillars): the environmental, economic and social dimension. The concept can be used to guide decisions at all scales: at the global, national and individual consumer level scale. A closely related and overlapping concept is that of sustainable development. B... Wikipedia