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Unit 4: Planning and Sustainable Futures
Quick questions on Sustainability and liveability: WACE Year 12 Geography
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What is defining sustainability?Show answer
Sustainability is most often defined through the idea of meeting present needs without compromising future generations, an idea popularised by the 1987 Brundtland report. Geographers usually break it into three interdependent pillars.
What is measuring sustainability?Show answer
Sustainability is measured with indicators that capture long-term and environmental factors.
What is defining liveability?Show answer
Liveability is how well a place meets the needs and preferences of the people who live there, now. It is more about present quality of life than the long-term future. Common dimensions include:
What is measuring liveability?Show answer
Liveability is measured by composite indexes and surveys.
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