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Assessment 2 Annotated Bibliography

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A very well-written summary overall that captures most of the reading’s main ideas. A very well-written commentary

that clearly explains how key ideas from the article apply to your essay topic.

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Clune, W. H., & Zehnder, A. J.B. (2020, 05). The evolution of sustainability models, from

descriptive, to strategic, to the three pillars framework for applied solutions.

Sustainability Science, 15(3), 1001-1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-019-00776-8

Summary The authors describe the sustainability model known as the three pillars framework to

explain complex issues that develop due to sustainability. When these issues are observed, the

framework develops solutions that can be applied by economic stakeholders and public, ensuring

environmental sustainability is maintained. The framework builds political and economic

institutions, which sign in incentive structures, stakeholders, and vital inputs needed for

sustainability projects and planning. Another key concept is how the framework develops its

solutions based on financial, economic incentives, governance, law, innovation, and technology in

which certain cases are presented. These are the three pillars that sustainability frameworks should

include to ensure efficiency, durability, and effectiveness. These factors are used depending on

country's level of globalization and ability to get funds needed to carry out findings.

Clune and Zehnder explains the evolution of sustainability frames, that are compared to the

framework which is the most efficient and effective model in developing suitable solutions which

help in environmental sustainability, compared to other models. While, others have been effective,

three pillars model has made more efficient sustainability developments and solutions, because the

framework provides full transparency, initiating effective and efficient sustainability solutions that

are culturally acceptable, scalable, provides a successful foundation, and easily adaptable.

Commentary The solution in the article is useful in my topic, bushfires in Australia, where extreme

climate changes have affected the environment. Bushfires have led to destruction of forests, loss

of life for both animals and humans due to the uncontrollable heatwaves that occurred in recent

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years. Bushfires have spread far and wide in Australia due to extreme temperatures caused by

global warming and human activities, leaving the environment unstable for living organisms. This

also created financial, social, and political problems since it has been difficult maintaining

environmental sustainability that ensure the safety of future generations. Hence, a sustainability

solution is necessary to ensure the current and future generations will have the chance to maintain

the environment.

Therefore, the article provides environmental sustainability solutions for countries like

Australia, which is prominent in bushfires. The three pillars framework has explained solutions,

such as law and governance policies that help creating a healthy environment, new economies, and

technological improvements. For example, Precious Woods focuses on solutions to protect forests

and the vegetation around. This is done by introducing sustainable forestry. It is a global leader

that topical forests are managed to prevent or stop bushfires and deforestation by implementing

adaptation and response strategies, such as emergency management and water efficiency.

Herremans, I. M., & Reid, R. E. (2002). Developing awareness of the sustainability concept.

The Journal of Environmental Education, 34(1), 16-20.

https://doi.org/10.1080/00958960209603477

Summary The authors discuss frameworks to create awareness about environmental sustainability to the

public. Such as, triad frameworks used to teach students in classrooms about methods of

environmental sustainability. This framework helps students understand environmental

sustainability in a more concrete manner, whether the environmental, social, and economic

dimensions work against each other or collaborate to achieve sustainability. Effectively, students

will contribute to sustainability and maintenance of the environment in the future. Creating

sustainability awareness for students, also educate adults, ways of conserving the environment.

Thus, students will change the way they perceive the environment and benefits of taking care of it.

Herremans and Reid discuss the challenges faced by academic communities in past years,

ensuring students are offered lessons to learn about sustainability methods in classrooms. Many

universities did not follow the declarations put forth by governing bodies to ensure environmental

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education was incorporated into coursework. However, most universities and colleges currently

incorporated environmental education in their coursework, whereby students are provided with

necessary awareness of environmental sustainability, which provides advantages to students, such

as gaining information needed to sustain the environment. For example, expanding their knowledge

on barriers that surround environmental sustainability, and learning whether there is a connection

between the three dimensions.

Commentary The article discusses creation of awareness to students about environmental sustainability

methods in classrooms. If students are not provided with information, the environment may become

unsuitable for future generations. Therefore, the information provides several benefits of teaching

students about environmental sustainability. For example, students gain information on barriers

that make sustainability hard to achieve due to stakeholder diversity. Students learn the connection

between the three dimensions. This helps students learn about each dimension’s part in

environmental sustainability, to evaluate, synthesize and analyze, in maintaining a sustainable

environment.

This article offers solutions that could be applied in my scenario which is, extreme climatic

events such as bushfires. Extreme climatic events occur due to conflict brought about by the three

dimensions, the environmental, social, and economic. For instance, bushfires occur naturally due

to extreme temperatures. However, these temperatures are caused by economic dimensions such

as factories manufacturing chemicals and emitting harmful gasses into the atmosphere. These

tangles the balance of temperatures. Thus, extreme heat during summer causes bushfires and

destruction of natural habitats for living organisms. Therefore, students learn these issues and

develop solutions on how the environment will attain full sustainability by ensuring that the three

dimensions work together to balance activities and maintenance of environment.