noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
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"None of the processing happens out in the open ocean, said Gaurav Sant, an Equatic founder and professor of sustainability at UCLA, “this is important because it allows you to measure everything that you’re doing perfectly.”"
"The making of buggy whips is the proverbial exemplar of a business without sustainability in the face of technological change."
"universal primary and secondary education, without which the sustainability of innovation and entrepreneurialism seems questionable"
"Bicycles are tools for urban sustainability."
The ability to sustain something.; A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that society, its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these necessary resources for future generations.
Common synonyms include: balanced growth, conservation mindset, durability, eco balance, ecological balance, energy efficiency.
Bicycles are tools for urban sustainability.
Pronounced /səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti/.
From sustain + -ability.