"Sustainability by Design", Chapter Three

by
Walker, Stuart, 1955-

"A type of development that would enable us to meet our present needs in ways that would not jeopardize the potential of future generation to meet their needs"

----chapter3: sustainable development in context


Sustainable development be describe as an "emergence idea", it is "important", but still limited and full of "myth"

It contain three interrelate areas:

1.environmental stewardship
2.social equity and justice
3.economic issues


A. about the "the evolution of a contemporary myth"

modern, secularized education/ design/ trend
(metaphorical language like what like to be)


Walker address the important of the "message" also comes form the ancient "myth". He seems intended that some organic ideas were come from ancient experience which like the religion. "many of the concerns remain that were traditionally addressed by religion". But now the "myth" is secularized one which, however, on point of his view is "about taking on the task of learning how to live in the world".

However, I found that our technology development is a real myth to ourselves in the future. Because, we don't clear where we will be on about developing the technicals which seems to benefit to us in a short term. Since, most of us accounting on the future developing of those advance technology to save our life. With out choice and be blinded , we are like gambling and learn on what our scientists are doing now. But, for example, does the solar energy really can achieve sustainable, or might case more side effects and need more costs to solve them? It satirized that, some of us found, when some 'problems' seems been solved, more and more 'problems' occur.


B. about Loss

"Another related aspect of Sustainable Development is its implicit sense of loss: a loss of a perfect state, of innocence and harmony...a constant theme through out history."


Do not let the messages being unheeded . And so it become the awareness."Furthermore, the sustainable 'myth' tell us that if the message goes unheeded and we fail to alter our behaviors we will be the the cause of our own destruction"

Sarcastically.It is the in depth of the fear and worrier of the future generations driving ourself to advocate sustainable development instead of the analysis and and research in detail. Walker argued that "Obviously, this statement is an assumption and a warning, but it is not a proven fact and it is anything but a 'simple truth'. (present generation is the last one that can save the Earth.)" However as this message is both ethical and environmental, it takes time to be accept for all of us.

If we spread an information with out digestions and truly luck of understanding, "the inconvenient truth " will be nothing but a war propaganda. To avoid this, i personally feel the necessity to build a global community.Like "the designer accord" is a good approach. However, considering the different language and culture background, the designers are having the responsibility to let the graphical language, the only know universal language to be accessible about the idea of sustainability.


>>>we need to know more about what is the history of sustainable development

items that mentioned as a list will coming soon.....................