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Appendix D: Sustainability in the OECD
Pages 139-142

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... . In that spirit, the OECD plays several important roles in creating and sharing ideas and information regarding sustainable development and analyzing environmental and sustainability trends.1 The OECD provides an interpretation of key concepts in the sustainabledevelopment literature, including interpretations that are consistent with main stream environmental economics (Ruffing 2010)
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... 2 OECD (2001) defined these terms as follows: Regeneration: "Renewable resources shall be used efficiently and their use shall not be permitted to exceed their long-term rates of natural regeneration." Substitutability: "Non-renewable resources shall be used efficiently and their use limited to levels which can be offset by substitution by renewable resources or other forms of capital." Assimilation: "Releases of hazardous or polluting substances to the environment shall not exceed its assimilative capacity; concentrations shall be kept below established critical levels necessary for the protection of human health and the environment." Avoiding Irreversibility: "Irreversible adverse effects of human activities on ecosystems and on biogeochemical and hydrological cycles shall be avoided." 3 For more details, see http://www.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_39315735_39312980_1_1_1_1_1,00.
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... 2006. Good Practices in the National Development Sustainable Development Strategies of OECD Countries.
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