Sustainable Land Development

From SLDI Knowledge Project

When the term "sustainable" is mentioned, people are often unsure of its context and/or skeptical of the motivation behind its use. Having been primarily used in an environmental context, Wikipedia (as of January, 2008) defines sustainability as, "a characteristic of a process or state that can be maintained at a certain level indefinitely. The term, in its environmental usage, refers to the potential longevity of vital human ecological support systems, such as the planet's climatic system, systems of agriculture, industry, forestry, and fisheries, and human communities in general and the various systems on which they depend."

SLDI's perspective encompasses more than just environmental sustainability. Here's how SLDI defines the term "sustainable land development."

Definition

Sustainable Land Development - the art and science of planning, financing, regulating, designing, managing, constructing and marketing the conversion of land to other uses through team-oriented, multi-disciplinary approaches which balance the needs of people, planet and profit - for today, and future generations