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Appendix H - Glossary
Appendix H - Glossary
Pages 189-191
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The concept focuses on material and energy productivity gains through actions such as product and process innovations, supply chain management improvements, and the replacement of hazardous chemicals with nontoxic substitutes. Equity/Equitable Distribution Among Population Groups – Equity concerns the distribution of access to facilities (e.g., jobs and leisure)
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While of te n u se d interchangeably with "indicator ," perfo rm ance me asur es generally denot e t he presence of speci fi c quantificatio n m echanisms, units , a nd implie d t ar ge ts /benchmark s. Quality of Li fe – Quality of lif e a t t he commun ity leve l o r i ndi vi dua l l evel encompasse s a spect s that go beyond basic human need s f or su rviv al -- f or example, health , c om fort an d c onvenience, sa fe ty , s ecur ity , a nd quality of community an d s oc ia l i nteractions .
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Glossary H-3 sust ainabl e d evelopmen t i s u sua lly made by considerin g s ustainability to be an idealized en d s tate an d s ustainable developmen t a s t he proces s o f m ov in g t owar d i t. Sus tainabl e D evelopmen t – S ustainable development can be viewed as a p ro ces s o f w orking toward achievement of sust ainability , w ith a p ar tic ular fo cu s o n h um an needs.
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