Reading and Summarising: Critical Annotated Bilbiography (Coursework Sample)

Critical annotated bibliography
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Commonwealth of Australia. (n.d). What is sustainability? p 3-9.
The article presents information about the concept of sustainability including what it involves. The article states that sustainability involves seeing as well as recognizing the cyclical, dynamic, and interdependent nature of elements of life on earth as well as interactions of persons with the habitats. This includes systems, which represents an organized set of interlinked systems that are at the core sustainability. The article notes that the systems are typified through such dimensions as natural capital, which involves such resources as plants, soil, water, as well as air. Without a doubt, these resources are increasingly at the core of sustainability simply because lives are dependent on them. In addition, the article talks about the triple bottom line in which such factors as economy and environment are brought into sustainability debates. This includes the need to realize that social dimensions such as health, poverty, resource depletion, political instability, as well as overpopulation need to be considered even as the need to go green is emphasized. The article sums up that sustainability comes across as an interdisciplinary field because of its tendency to cross conventional boundaries and bring together knowledge out of several academic disciplines.
The article itself increasingly relate to the three pillars of sustainability. In particular, the information about the triple bottom line or the three pillars of sustainability evidences the fact that the article looks to to not only describe sustainability, but also demonstrate the manner in which sustainability comes about. This includes recognition of the three pillars of sustainability including profit (economy), people (society), as well as planet (environment). It follows that the article increasingly recognizes that sustainability is anchored in the three pillars that define the direction that sustainability efforts take. For instance, sustainability plans that does not engage the people or the society is simply bound to fail as this one of the core pillars.
Herrremans, I & Reid, R. (2002). Developing Awareness of the Sustainability Concept. The Journal of Environmental Education, 2002, Vol. 34, No. 1, 16–20.
Herremans and Reid’s work is about the need to look at sustainability out of the triad viewpoint. In fact, the two authors claim that sustainability should be taught in classroom settings using the triad framework in which environmental, social, as well as economic values are emphasized. This is because the use of such a model is increasing likely to provide students with an understanding of environmental stewardship, which is crucial in management as well as planning in the future. The implication is that using a triad framework to discuss sustainability in classroom settings will aid students to gain a better understanding of the issue, which includes an analysis of the elements making up the three pillars of sustainability.
The aspects of Herremans and Reid’s work that relate to the three pillars of sustainability include the sustainability triad, which is presented as crucial to making people understand what the concept of sustainability is all about. More so, Herremans and Reid’s work integrates the concept of sustainability within the realm of social values, economic values, as well as environmental values. It follows that this article looks to describe the manner in which values holding together a community should be part of sustainability effort. As an example, economic values as part of the sustainability triad need to viewed from a rather wide viewpoint including production, distribution, as well as consumption, which may simply be understood as the means of satisfying people’s material needs. The implication is that Herremans and Reid’s work describes the manner in which sustainability ought to be viewed at the individual or community level. In essence, sustainability transcends virtually all human activities and processes and thus the increased need to take such an approach when teaching this all- important concept.
Brueckner, M et al. (2013). The mining boom and Western Australia’s changing landscape:
Towards sustainability or business as usual? Rural Society (2013) 22(2): 111–124.
The work by Brueckner et al focuses on the practice of mining in Australia including whether it observes sustainability requirements or remains business as usual. In essence, the article seeks to bring to focus the conflict that almost always emerge when businesses around the world attempt to trend the thin line that is the three pillars of sustainability. The question is always whether mining sector in the region contributes to sust...