Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 3, Problem 6RQ
Which of the following definitions for sustainability is used in the text?
- A. Sustainability is about finding long-term solutions that do not pollute the environment.
- B. Sustainability is finding solutions that use renewable resources or provide the maximum benefit from nonrenewable resources.
- C. Sustainability is meeting our needs without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same.
- D. Sustainability means generating products that can be recycled or making use of recycled material.
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