3 legged stool modelfor years i have used the adjacent slide to illustrate the common three dimensions of sustainability.
Three legged stool sustainability.
For example an early suggestion for a model which reflects sustainable development was the three pillared or three legged stool model which emphasised that all three dimensions must remain.
The faulty three legged stool model of sustainable development.
The three legged stool of sustainable development the underlying conceptualization of the stool is that if any leg is less important shorter or missing the stool will be unstable.
The 3 legged stool metaphor reinforces the three dimensions that are required for us to enjoy a high quality of life and shows that society is unstable if one of them is weak.
In part 1 of this article we defined sustainable development as a balanced approach to achieving a better quality of life for more people while minimizing the impact that the associated development has on the natural world.
Economic environmental and social cultural.
However if all three legs are the same length each pillar being given equal weight the result will be a balanced stool that will support sustainable development.
Our state sustainability index is designed for citizens activists and policy makers to gauge how their respective states rank amongst.
It is widely agreed that there are three primary aspects to sustainable development that together create a three legged stool upon which a healthy society can sit.