Downstream Solutions

Solutions that deal with the symptoms of larger systemic problems. These solutions are often developed in reaction to the obvious symptoms without examining the cause of the symptom.

Source:

The Natural Step, "Glossary," Available Online at http://www.naturalstep.org/en/glossary, Retrieved October 27, 2008

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