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Sustainability is a unified policy approach to making our society more environmentally sensitive and enhancing its ability to responsibly meet the challenges of population and economic growth. Urban policy makers must learn to encourage growth in an intelligent and well-planned manner that does not harm the environment. Sustainability policies provide the key to marrying economic growth with environmental protection. Creating a truly sustainable city, however, requires a comprehensive approach to policy making.

The city should embrace the principles of sustainable development and environmental consciousness articulated below and develop a series of regulations and policies spanning the entire range of government activities. In some instances, city funding is required to fully implement a recommendation – a difficult task when some cities, like Schenectady, are facing difficult economic times. However, in order to implement this agenda and other sustainability activities currently being contemplated by the city, Schenectady should:

Establish an Office of Sustainability that is legally mandated to develop and implement a comprehensive sustainability agenda. This office should be required to assist in coordinating and developing sustainability policies and practices for an array of city agencies, including the Departments of Development, Parks, Engineering and Buildings.

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