Outline of sustainability
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sustainability:
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| Venn diagram of sustainable development: at the confluence of three constituent parts[1] |
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
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
Sub-fields of sustainability governance
Sustainable packaging - molded pulp uses recycled newsprint to form package components. Here, researchers are molding packaging from straw[2]
- Economic sector
- Political
- Organization
- 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
Coral reefs are amongst the most diverse ecosystems on earth.
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
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
Food
Urban horticulture - Salad lettuce cultivation at the Growing Communities‘ urban plot, in Springfield Park, Clapton, North London.
Materials
Materials
Sustainability organizations
- Association of Environmental Professionals
- International Society of Sustainability Professionals
- Sustainability Management Association
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 - on-line 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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