Chapter 11 Sustainability and the Green Industry Test

Sustainability refers to alternative living approaches that maintain the quality of human life and the health and integrity of our natural environment.

• True

• False

United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainability as "meeting the needs of the present generation without sacrificing the needs of the future generation".

• True

• False

Industrial ecology strives for the minimal use of renewable resources and maximum use of non-renewable resources.

• True

• False

BuildingGreen, Inc. proposed that being sustainable uses all resources (energy, water, material and land) efficiently; protects the environment; and creates a healthy built environment.

• True

• False

Being "green" and the heart of sustainability for the Green Industry is to efficiently manage our resources, protect the natural environment, create and maintain a healthy built environment; and ensure economic stability and prosperity.

• True

• False

Sustainability principles are rooted in _______________ disciplines and strive for resource efficiency and economically sound and environmentally friendly approaches.

• People, plants, and animal

• Economic, scientific, and microbial

• Organic, inorganic, and microbial

• Design/build

Assessing sustainability is a comprehensive exercise and involves:

• Examining our use of resources

• Identifying intersecting cycles of energy flow and materials

• Evaluating the economic impact of sustainability practices upon goods and services by completing a cost/benefit analysis

• All of the above

The "triple bottom line" is an accounting standard that measures organizational and societal success not only in terms of financial gain or stability; but also in terms of environmental and social performance. Triple Bottom Line Promotes:

• People, planet, and profits

• People, plants, and animals

• Food, water, and atmosphere

• People and resources

One of the goals of industrial ecology is to modify the linear flow of materials and energy typically present in industrial systems to a _______ flow. In this flow, wastes are reused as energy or raw materials for another product or process. This approach mimics the flow present in the natural world.

• Closed

• Linear

• Cyclical

• Open

There are numerous programs focused on sustainability within various segments of the Green Industry. Examples of environmentally sustainable management systems are:

• EcoHort

• Be Water Wise

• Sustainable Sites

• All of the above