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We see claims of sustainability attached to many things, often without any justification. We have a general sense that sustainability has something to do with ecological balance, but what does it really mean? What is sustainability? This course will offer a meaningful definition for this idea, and will argue why this definition is meaningful and gravely important. In addition, it will build a mechanics of sustainability to both help you understand the world around you—including culture, economics, history, and of course the environment—as well as to evaluate existing claims to sustainability.