Sustainability Society Economy Environment Future generations Laura Prange, Coordinator, The Office for Campus Sustainability, TAMUK.

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Sustainability Society Economy Environment Future generations Laura Prange, Coordinator, The Office for Campus Sustainability, TAMUK

Office for Campus Sustainability

The Office for Campus Sustainability at TAMUK

Habitat?

Nature

People

Global The Earth

Local

Societies of people impact nature on the global scale

Systems Thinking?

Complex relationships

Linear Thinking

Systems Thinking An approach to understanding a situation An approach to working on problems

An example of systems understanding and systems problem-solving

Energy consumption

Climate change?

Global

Local

Living Proof

Water?

Systems thinking understanding of water

Food?

Systems thinking understanding of food

Future generations?

Sustainability An approach to living

Interconnected systems, supporting each other, for future generations

Participate?

Three habits for your habitat Energy turn out the lights when you leave a room Water turn off the water when you brush your teeth Food take only as much as you’ll eat Waste drink water from a re-usable bottle

When you’re ready, add 3 more