An interesting article on the development side of "sustainable development." Perhaps economic measures are indeed overrated?

Check out this conference, titled "Resilience, Innovation, and Sustainability: Navigating the Complexities of Global Change," for some interesting interdisciplinary work.

Map-based interface comparing human quality of life (primarily related to health, education, and income, but including other measures as well) in different parts of the US. Turns out, surprise surprise, that there are some huge differences from place to place, suggesting the necessity of situated research to explain these differences.

Interesting list of topics the NYT includes in their theme series: marriage, money, food (twice), and technology, all with iconic images depicting some sort of cycle.  What's fresh and what's missing in this overall picture?

The Oregon Sustainability Center, to be housed on PSU campus, embodies the utopia of high-tech self-sufficiency unlike no other contemporary structure around, and may possibly be unique in the U.S. today. But at what cost? And, is this the utopia we want to pursue??

So interesting, isn't it, that they had to add the adjective "desirable" to "sustainable," as if sustainable is not necessarily desirable. Is this the current state of clarity on our thinking about sustainable solutions?? One of the lead instigators of this journal (Bob Costanza), btw, now heads up the sustainability effort at Portland State.

Interesting way to present/visualize/allow comments on sustainability performance. Note inclusion of ecological/economic/social indicators, clear presentation of trends, and opportunity for comments/discussion at right.

Summary page for LC's Environmental Affairs Symposium 2008, Scales of Sustainability, including summaries of all panels, readings for keynote speakers (Lance Gunderson on resilience and Susan Buckingham on gender), and other resources designed to help us situate sustainability in time and space.

Home page for UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, 2005-2014.  One fascinating aspect is its breadth compared with sustainability education in the US: as the page summarizes the Decade "is a vision of development that encompasses populations, animal and plant species, ecosystems, natural resources and that integrates concerns such as the fight against poverty, gender equality, human rights, education for all, health, human security, intercultural dialogue, etc."

A training program focusing on agriculture/food systems and urban built environments. 

The Global Reporting Initiative is "a network-based organization that has pioneered the development of the world's most widely used sustainability reporting framework and is committed to its continuous improvement and application worldwide." The GRI adopts an inclusive approach, with a variety of ecological, economic, and social indicators.

BEST stands for Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies Center.  BEST represents an ecological modernization approach to sustainability, with a strong emphasis on green technology and business investment, while other dimensions are not emphasized.

Overview of President's Climate Commitment, including details on signatory institutions (674 at present) and reporting/actions. Lewis & Clark is one such signatory to the Climate Commitment.