The Concept of Sustainability: Origins, Extensions, and Usefulness for Policy
Author(s)
Dixon, John; Fallon, Louise A.
Abstract
The concept of sustainable development (SD) has gradually been accepted as a key organizing concept by a broad spectrum of development and environmental organizations. Indeed it is a mediating term that has bridged the span which often separates these two groups. The difficulty is that the term is so broadly defined and is used so extensively in the rhetoric of often disparate institutions that its real meaning is little understood, and there is an inadequate basis on which to evaluate the aims and outcomes of various projects carried out in the name of SD.
