Our Sustainable Oldsmar
What is Sustainability?
Sustainability is meeting the needs of today without compromising the needs of tomorrow. It is looking at current and future needs to make the best decision for both. There are 3 Pillars of Sustainability - People, Planet, and Profit. These pillars are like a three legged stool...if you take one away, you can balance for a little while, but eventually you will fall. In Oldsmar, we strive to ensure our community grows and thrives in a sustainable way.
What is Resiliency and how is it different from Sustainability?
Resiliency is the capacity of individuals, communities, and systems to survive, adapt, and grow in the face of stress and shocks and even transform when conditions require it. Though resiliency uses similar tools as sustainability, they are different concepts. Sustainability focuses more on the average day to day workings of a system, where resiliency prepares and focuses on extreme or extraordinary events (such as hurricanes, flooding, pandemics, and economic crisis). Though separate, the two work hand in hand in creating a more robust and successful community.
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