The Illegitimacy of Sustainability

• In Event: 046 - Section on Environment and Technology Roundtable Session (one-hour).
  In Refereed Roundtable: Table 15. Critical Perspectives

Abstract

Sustainability is not real and illogical. This theoretical paper looks at the legitimacy of sustainability through the lens of a minority woman. The author uses theoretical rhetoric along with personal research and anecdotal experiences to address the salience of sustainability. Her paper addresses the following points: The concept of sustainability, legitimacy of its leaders, the implementation of sustainability from an industrialized world perspective, the addiction to non-renewable resources, and the power and influence of corporations.

Author

• Soraya Cardenas, Sierra Nevada College