Beyond cliché – reclaiming the concept of sustainability Fuller, Robert J. 2010, Beyond cliché – reclaiming the concept of sustainability, Australian journal of environmental education, vol. 26, pp. 1-12. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads fuller-beyondcliche-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 407.14KB 441 Title Beyond cliché – reclaiming the concept of sustainability Author(s) Fuller, Robert J. Journal name Australian journal of environmental education Volume number 26 Start page 1 End page 12 Total pages 12 Publisher Australian Association for Environmental Education Place of publication Bellingen, N.S.W. Publication date 2010 ISSN 0814-0626 Keyword(s) sustainable development sustainable buildings futurity principle cliche sustainability Summary In closing his 2008 Myer Lecture, the scientist and environmentalist Dr Tim Flannery said that this century will be defined by the search for sustainability. How perilous therefore that nowadays there is so much overuse of the word 'sustainability' that it has become a cliche. Today's tertiary students studying architecture and energy-related subjects are so exposed to this linguistic devaluation that most of them appear to have accepted the vagueness of the term and are on their way to becoming the next generation of misusers. This paper presents a case study of an attempt to sharpen up the debate with some university students from these particular disciplines. A model of the four principles of sustainable development that has been found to be particularly useful is described. The students in question were challenged to think about the meaning of some of the words ascribed to new buildings and about the implications of the four principles to energy supply systems. Notes Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 209999 Language, Communication and Culture not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 930299 Teaching and Instruction not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, Australian Association for Environmental Education Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033245 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Architecture and Built Environment Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 09 Mar 2011, 15:44:35 EST Tue, 15 Mar 2011, 10:39:49 EST Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 09:43:07 EST Tue, 22 Mar 2011, 10:39:28 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2011, 15:21:36 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2011, 15:28:24 EST Wed, 23 Mar 2011, 15:30:44 EST Tue, 14 Jun 2011, 14:26:00 EST Mon, 03 Jun 2013, 16:22:04 EST Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 16:34:37 EST Thu, 24 Jul 2014, 09:35:18 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 16:58:27 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:37:57 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:47:54 EST Mon, 22 Jan 2018, 14:01:38 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:04:20 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 9 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 882 Abstract Views, 446 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 09 Mar 2011, 15:44:32 EST by April Wallbank

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