ABSTRACT
It has been argued that our decision systems and support tools do not suit the nature of sustainability issues. Common patterns were seen in development standards and criteria, rating tools, design methods, development assessment, auditing and reporting methods, futures tools, trading systems, and bioregional planning. Some recurring themes among these decision systems and tools are that they prioritize:
Choosing over design
Efficiency over ecology
Technical over ethical issues
Mitigation over direct action
Assessing future over ongoing impacts
Incremental targets over affirmative actions
Offsets over value-adding
