In this module you have been introduced to:

• multiple definitions of ‘sustainability’,

• examples of environmental and social issues that are invoked by this term

• the idea that these issues are REAL, made clear when they are examined from the deep-time perspective that the arts and humanities provide.

• the suggestion that the actions of the West, and Western worldviews are unsustainable.

• the need for us to think creatively to find solutions

• the probability that solutions are likely to come from the ground up, rather than top down.

• the belief that people within the Arts and Humanities can make a difference to creating a sustainable future for the world.