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Bill Clark  The Office for Sustainability asked three members of
our community to reflect on what sustainability means and what
it will take, inside and outside of Harvard, to build a more
sustainability future. Here is what Professor Bill Clark had to
say.  "The Dimensions of Sustainability"   How can we – as
individuals, as a University and as a society – foster a
transition toward sustainability, toward patterns of development
that promote human well-being while conserving the life-support
systems of the planet? This is one of the central challenges of
our generation and one that President Drew Faust has said as a
University we have a special role and a special responsibility
to address.  The groundbreaking 1987 World Commission on
Environment and Development helped frame the discussion this
way:  “Environment is where we live; and development is what we
all do in attempting to improve our lot within that abode. The
two are inseparable…. “  “H