Summary:
This chapter has explored how values may inform the dialogue, discussion and debates around both sustainability (the goal) and sustainable development (the process). Each discussed position or worldview has within it different shades of opinion and emphases. Each worldview is not cut off from any other, for in practice people share ideas or values, holding many in common. In many ways, all the worldviews have something to offer to the practitioner of sustainable development, although this is not to say that each worldview is equally valid. There will be conflicts and contradictions, too, for sustainability and sustainable development are inherently complex, sometimes inviting debates. Given this, it is probably wise to retain an open mind, a critical and questioning attitude, and a belief in, and respect for, the value of a democratic frame of mind.
Homework:
Review Chapter 2 and preview Chapter 3.

