Questions

1. Definition of Social Sustainability?

- Social Sustainability is made up of four key components: Environment, Society, Economy, and Politics. In order to have social sustainability we must invest equally in all of these components, creating a balance and a sustainable system.

2. In your own words what is social justice?

- Social Justice is the idea of creating a society that is based around equality for everyone, and that values human rights and allows for freedom of thought.

3. What is the biggest lesson you've learned from this class so far this semester?

- Economy and Politics tend to have the greatest effect on the other two components of sustainability, which has lead to an unsustainable system that facilitates environmental racism and a disproportionate number of environmental hazards on minority classes and lower income communities.

4. What question(s) would like us to answer next semester?

- I want to talk more about the political economies that have created unsustainable societies, and how to combat these powerful organizations and governments in order to reach social justice and social sustainability.