Sustainable communities never interfere with natural systems’ self-regeneration

Evidence

Defining sustainable communities as those that do not interfere with the ability of natural systems to regenerate themselves, this discussion provides a framework for considering what diverse, democratic, and sustainable communities ought to look like, laying out some specific principles that will guide the rest of the book. — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 123

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gives the textbook’s operational definition of sustainable community — the target concept all curriculum flows from.
• XREF: connects to: Earth Democracy rests on ten principles centered on intrinsic worth and local economies — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 393; Sustainable communities must weigh every change against community and local nature — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 399; Active human replanting can restore species time and chance never will — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 730 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Sustainable communities must weigh every change against community and local nature #expands (0.75) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 399
• Active human replanting can restore species time and chance never will #contradicts (0.75) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 730
• Ecological restoration must also repair humanity’s relationship with the world #expands (0.72) — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 709
• Utopian use of nature for community need contrasted with capitalist profit-driven exploitation #contradicts (0.72) — Carolyn Merchant, The Death of Nature, 403