What Is Sustainable Development? 

Sustainable development, sometimes referred to here as sustainability, is defined as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
(World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)

Resources that may help define and describe sustainable development:

• "Education for a Sustainable Future: A New AACC Partnership" (PDF)
  article printed in the Community College Journal, April 2005
  by Debra Rowe, Ph.D., president, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development; professor, Oakland Community College
• "AACC Opportunities in Global Education for Sustainable Development" (PDF)
  PowerPoint presentation by Debra Rowe, Ph.D., president, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development; professor, Oakland Community College
• "Sustainability in Community Colleges: Growing a Culture of Sustainability" (PDF)
  PowerPoint presentation by Mary Spilde, Ph.D., president, Lane Community College
• "AACC and Education for a Sustainable Future" (PDF)
  PowerPoint presentation by Debra Rowe, Ph.D., president, U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development; professor, Oakland Community College