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Unit 4: Planning and Sustainable Futures
Quick questions on Economic, environmental and social sustainability: WACE Year 12 Geography
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What is defining sustainability?Show answer
The widely used framework breaks sustainability into three dimensions that must all be satisfied.
What is sustainability in planning?Show answer
Good planning seeks win-win solutions that serve more than one dimension at once, such as transit-oriented development that is compact (environmental), affordable and connected (social) and efficient to service (economic). Where trade-offs are unavoidable, planning makes them transparent and weighs intergenerational equity.
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