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Narrative
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Although not the first community group to work on issues of sustainability,
Sustainable Seattle is one of
the most well known groups that have developed indicators. They came up with this
definition of sustainability, which specifically mentions the importance of all three
aspects of a community: society, economy and environment. It took them a long time to
arrive at this definition because of a disagreement over whether the economy or the
environment should be listed first. As a compromise, they used the term "cultural" and
put the three words in alphabetical order. This definition emphasizes the fact that the
economic, environmental, and social aspects of a community are all linked; issues in one
area cannot be solved at the expense of another area.
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