Question 1

Overcoming bottlenecks to sustainability can be accomplished with the help of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acceleration points 
B)  Sustainability-oriented metrics 
C)  Seedbeds 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Acceleration points 
B)  Sustainability-oriented metrics 
C)  Seedbeds 
D)  All of the above D

Question 2

There is a tremendous diversity among sustainability professionals including researchers, educators, scientists, economic developers and politicians

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is not a characterization of effective leaders in the field of sustainability?

Accepted Answer

A)  An inclusive operator 
B)  Ethically oriented 
C)  A visionary thinker 
D)  Financially dependent 
E)  Results driven 
A)  An inclusive operator 
B)  Ethically oriented 
C)  A visionary thinker 
D)  Financially dependent 
E)  Results driven D

Question 4

There is no one single method or approach for encouraging sustainability transitions

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The ultimate goal of sustainability professionals is to…

Accepted Answer

A)  Destroy the regime to eliminate the use of non-renewable resources once and for all 
B)  Unlock the regime and allow institutions and infrastructure to change along a weak sustainable pathway that leads to an environmental state 
C)  Unlock the regime and allow institutions and infrastructure to change along a strong sustainable pathway that leads to an environmental state 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Destroy the regime to eliminate the use of non-renewable resources once and for all 
B)  Unlock the regime and allow institutions and infrastructure to change along a weak sustainable pathway that leads to an environmental state 
C)  Unlock the regime and allow institutions and infrastructure to change along a strong sustainable pathway that leads to an environmental state 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

Sustainability professionals do not exist in poor, developing countries

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sustainability value implies that…

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic, social, or environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
B)  Economic, social, and environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
C)  Economic, social, and environmental value should be decreased relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
D)  Social and environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
A)  Economic, social, or environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
B)  Economic, social, and environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
C)  Economic, social, and environmental value should be decreased relative to a business-as-usual scenario 
D)  Social and environmental value should be increased or maintained relative to a business-as-usual scenario

Question 8

Which of the following is part of the mission of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make sustainability standard practice through empowering professionals to advance sustainability in organizations and communities around the globe 
B)  Improve the skills of sustainability practitioners through ISSP Sustainability Professional Certification, education, knowledge sharing, research, and professional credentials 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Make sustainability standard practice through empowering professionals to advance sustainability in organizations and communities around the globe 
B)  Improve the skills of sustainability practitioners through ISSP Sustainability Professional Certification, education, knowledge sharing, research, and professional credentials 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

Integrating a panarchy with the MLP sustainability transitions framework allows sustainability professionals to view sustainability as:

Accepted Answer

A)  An initiative that is static in nature and has little flexibility 
B)  An ongoing and continuous process 
C)  A process that, once achieved, not longer needs to be addressed or improved upon 
D)  A very fast-moving process that takes little time to successfully implement 
A)  An initiative that is static in nature and has little flexibility 
B)  An ongoing and continuous process 
C)  A process that, once achieved, not longer needs to be addressed or improved upon 
D)  A very fast-moving process that takes little time to successfully implement

Question 10

Which of the following competencies are used to design integrated metrics to link each level of the solutions-oriented sustainability transitions framework?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strategic 
B)  Normative 
C)  Visionary 
D)  A and B 
A)  Strategic 
B)  Normative 
C)  Visionary 
D)  A and B

Overcoming bottlenecks to sustainability can be accomplished with the help of what?

There is a tremendous diversity among sustainability professionals including researchers, educators, scientists, economic developers and politicians

Which of the following is not a characterization of effective leaders in the field of sustainability?

There is no one single method or approach for encouraging sustainability transitions

The ultimate goal of sustainability professionals is to…

Sustainability professionals do not exist in poor, developing countries

Sustainability value implies that…

Which of the following is part of the mission of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals?

Integrating a panarchy with the MLP sustainability transitions framework allows sustainability professionals to view sustainability as:

Which of the following competencies are used to design integrated metrics to link each level of the solutions-oriented sustainability transitions framework?

Strong Sustainability Principles and Competencies

Sustainable Behavior and Practices

Organizations As Agents of Sustainability

Green Innovation Systems

Triple-Bottom-Line Economic Development

Intermediaries for Sustainability Transitions

Sustainability-Oriented Socio-Technical Systems in Relation to Transition Theory

Practice of Sustainability-Oriented Socio-Technical System Transitions

Sustainability in Transition: Bottlenecks and Seedbeds

Developing Sustainability Systems

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Exam 11: Conclusion

Overcoming bottlenecks to sustainability can be accomplished with the help of what?

There is a tremendous diversity among sustainability professionals including researchers, educators, scientists, economic developers and politicians

Which of the following is not a characterization of effective leaders in the field of sustainability?

There is no one single method or approach for encouraging sustainability transitions

The ultimate goal of sustainability professionals is to…

Sustainability professionals do not exist in poor, developing countries

Sustainability value implies that…

Which of the following is part of the mission of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals?

Integrating a panarchy with the MLP sustainability transitions framework allows sustainability professionals to view sustainability as:

Which of the following competencies are used to design integrated metrics to link each level of the solutions-oriented sustainability transitions framework?

Strong Sustainability Principles and Competencies

Sustainable Behavior and Practices

Organizations As Agents of Sustainability

Green Innovation Systems

Triple-Bottom-Line Economic Development

Intermediaries for Sustainability Transitions

Sustainability-Oriented Socio-Technical Systems in Relation to Transition Theory

Practice of Sustainability-Oriented Socio-Technical System Transitions

Sustainability in Transition: Bottlenecks and Seedbeds

Developing Sustainability Systems

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