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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The following question has been asked of
The Commons. You will be able to follow and are invited to contribute to the
discussions. The website of The Commons: Open Society Sustainability Initiative
is of course at <a href="http://www.ecoplan.org/">www.ecoplan.org</a>. You will
see its Idea Factory (where this discussion is to take place) on the top menu. </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To post your comments or questions, the
address is </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>the-commons@yahoogroups.com</span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Eric
Britton</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> the-commons@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:the-commons@yahoogroups.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Delwyn Langdon<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Tuesday, April
 11, 2006</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>3:38 AM</span></font><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> The-commons@yahoogroups.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [The Commons] Why does
public participation underpin sustainability?</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Good Morning Common Friends</span></font><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'> <br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I have a question that I would like your comments and
thoughts on:</span></font><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>
<br>
<br>
</span></font><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Why does public participation underpin
sustainability?</span></font></b><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:
Verdana'> <br>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>This has become a topic of interest that is being
discussed with my colleagues.</span></font><font face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana'> <br>
<br>
&nbsp;</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><br>
Delwyn Langdon<br>
Manager<br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
  font-family:Verdana'>Griffith</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
 style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> </span></font><font size=2
  face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>University</span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>
EcoCentre<br>
(p) 3735 7124<br>
(f) 3735 7638<br>
(m) 0439 781 803<br>
(w) www.griffith.edu.au/centre/ecocentre</span></font></p>

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