Outline of sustainability
See also: Index of sustainability articles
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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
- Political
- Economic sector
- 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
Main article: History of sustainability
Biodiversity
Coral reefs are amongst the most diverse ecosystems on earth.
- 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.
- Renewable energy
- Bio fuel
- Biomass
- Geothermal power
- Hydroelectricity
- Solar energy
- Tidal power
- Wave power
- Wind power
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
Leaders in sustainability
Category:Sustainability advocates
Paul Hawken Amory Lovins
Sustainability lists
- Association of Environmental Professionals
- 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
Glossaries
References
- ↑ Adams, W.M. (2006). "The Future of Sustainability: Re-thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century." 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 DMOZ
- 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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