Sustainability Lab

The Sustainability Lab introduced what defines sustainability and how important it is in any environment through the simulation of a fictional island environment. It showcased what steps and requirements are needed to maintain an environment without it plunging into deterioration, plagued with barely a few to none resources to unlimited desires. Subsequently, both the data table and the graph display a direct correlation between the number of people in the island environment and the number of water, land, and energy resource usage. As the number of people increase in the population, the number of water, land, and energy resource usage increases. There were several observations during each Generation that provide insight into the inner workings
It looks apparent that there is possibility enough energy resource to sustain the island environment, unless the island uses energy towards the production of installing efficient lighting. Nonetheless, the deterioration of the island environment is greatly within grasps. In Generation 7, the worst fears have now become reality, because the island environment now survives without electricity for its final generations. Similarly, the land resources are dwelling closer towards the teens, while the water resource maintains a relatively high amount in comparison to the other resources. The decision to not focus on maintaining the energy and prioritizing the type of energy for the island until halfway in Generation 4 led to its stone age. Now, it is only a matter of time until the rest of other resources no longer exist. Lastly, in Generation 8, the island has sunk deeper into a depression, without its electricity in its daily life, and all other resources, such as water and land, cannot maintain nor withstand any more incoming