Outline of sustainability
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Venn diagram of sustainable development: at the confluence of three constituent parts[1] |
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sustainability:
Sustainability – capacity to endure. For humans, sustainability is the long-term maintenance of well being, which has environmental, economic, and social dimensions, and encompasses the concept of stewardship and responsible resource management.
Essence of sustainability[]
- Environmentalism
- Environmental ethics
- Sustainable development
- Sustainability science
- Sustainability accounting
- Sustainability governance
- Sustainability education
Taxonomy[]
Sustainabiity is divided into two main branches: sustainability science and sustainability governance. Each of these branches is divided into a number of subfields:
Sub-fields of sustainability science[]
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental psychology
- Environmental philosophy
- Environmental law
- Sustainability measurement
Sub-fields of sustainability governance[]
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Sustainable packaging – molded pulp uses recycled newsprint to form package components. Here, researchers are molding packaging from straw.[2]
Sustainability governance
- Economic sector
- Political
- Organization
- Fisheries management
- Sustainable forest management
- Sustainable city
- New Urbanism
- Eco-cities
- Sustainable urban infrastructure
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
- Sustainable community
- Sustainability reporting
- Activity
Related disciplines[]
- Conservation biology
- Ecological humanities
- Environmental biotechnology
- Environmental chemistry
- Environmental design
- Environmental economics
- Environmental engineering
- Environmental ethics
- Environmental history
- Environmental law
- Environmental psychology
- Environmental science
- Environmental sociology
- Green politics
History of sustainability[]
Biodiversity[]
- Biosecurity
- Endangered species
- Holocene extinction event
- Invasive species
Levels of biological organisation[]
Politics of sustainability[]
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- International reports and agreements
- Politics of global warming
Population control[]
Environmental technology[]
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Sustainable urban design and innovation: Photovoltaic ombrière SUDI is an autonomous and mobile station that replenishes energy for electric vehicles using solar energy.
Energy conservation[]
Over consumption[]
Over-consumption
Food[]
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Urban horticulture – Salad lettuce cultivation at the Growing Communities‘ urban plot, in Springfield Park, Clapton, North London.
- Food security
- Local food
- Permaculture
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable fisheries
- Urban horticulture
Water[]
- Water footprint
- Water crisis
- Water efficiency
- Water conservation
Materials[]
Materials
Sustainability organizations[]
- Association of Environmental Professionals
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals
- Sustainability Management Association
Sustainability publications[]
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Leaders in sustainability[]
Category:Sustainability advocates
See also[]
- Sustainability lists
- List of climate change topics
- List of conservation issues
- List of conservation topics
- List of environmental agreements
- List of environmental health hazards
- List of environmental issues
- List of environmental organizations
- Lists of environmental topics
- List of environmental studies topics
- List of global sustainability statistics
- Sustainability glossaries
References[]
- ^ Adams, W.M. (2006). "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century." Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Report of the IUCN Renowned Thinkers Meeting, 29–31 January 2006. Retrieved on: 2009-02-16.
- ^ Wood, Marcia (April 2002). "Leftover Straw Gets New Life". Agricultural Research.
External links[]
- Sustainability at Curlie
- Principles of Sustainability – University of Idaho-Washington State University 50-Part HD/Surround Sound Doculecture Open Course
- Microdocs: Elements of sustainability
- Roadmap for a Sustainable Earth – online book by Hiroshi Komiyama and Steven Kraines
- Learning for sustainability web site
- International Federation of Accountants Sustainability Framework from the International Federation of Accountants
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