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The human desire to live in harmony with nature and one-another was first proposed as an international endeavour in 1987 when sustainability (as sustainable development) was formally defined by the United Nations as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."^[1]
Although sustainable development has remained a key global concern, international charters like the United Nations' Millennium Ecosystem Assessment^[2], and Millennium Declaration^[3] which included the Millennium Development Goals^[4] the expression sustainable development is often replaced by the terms sustainability and sustainability science which have broadly the same meaning.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sustainability: If an environment is not sustained then the ecosystem will overtime fall apart. Overusing one part of and ecosystem can cause the ecosystem to eventually fail. when you overuse one part of an ecosystem then it has dramatic results on the whole ecosystem, the biosphere.

Contents 1 Essence of sustainability 2 Branches of sustainability 2.1 Sub-fields of sustainability science 2.2 Sub-fields of sustainability governance 2.3 Related disciplines 3 History of sustainability 4 Biodiversity 4.1 Levels of biological organisation 5 Politics of sustainability 6 Population control 7 Environmental technology 7.1 Energy conservation 7.2 Over consumption 7.3 Food 7.4 Water 7.5 Materials 8 Scholars of sustainability 9 Leaders in sustainability 10 Sustainability lists 10.1 Glossaries 11 See also 12 References 13 External links

[edit] Essence of sustainability

• Environmentalism
• Environmental ethics
• Sustainable development
• Sustainability science
• Sustainability accounting
• Sustainability governance
• Sustainability education

[edit] Branches of sustainability

Sustainabiity is divided into two main branches: sustainability science and sustainability governance. Each of these branches is divided into a number of subfields:

[edit] Sub-fields of sustainability science

Main article: Sustainability science

• Environmental impact assessment
• Environmental psychology
• Environmental philosophy
• Environmental law
• Sustainability measurement

[edit] Sub-fields of sustainability governance

• Political
• Economic sector
  • Sustainable art
  • Sustainable advertising
  • Sustainable architecture
  • Sustainable business
  • Sustainable fashion
  • Sustainable industries
  • Sustainable landscape architecture
  • Sustainable packaging
  • Sustainable procurement
  • Sustainable tourism
  • Sustainable transport
• Organization
  • Fisheries management
  • Sustainable forest management
  • Sustainable city
    • Sustainable urban infrastructure
    • Sustainable urban drainage systems
  • Sustainable community
    • Sustainable Communities Plan
  • Sustainability reporting
• Activity
  • Sustainable design
  • Sustainable living
  • Sustainable yield

[edit] 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

[edit] History of sustainability

Main article: History of sustainability

• History of conservation

[edit] Biodiversity

• Biosecurity
• Endangered species
• Holocene extinction event
• Invasive species

[edit] Levels of biological organisation

• Biosphere
• Biome
• Ecosystem services

[edit] Politics of sustainability

• Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
• International reports and agreements
  • United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm 1972)
  • Brundtlandt Commission Report, 1983
    • Our Common Future, 1987
  • Earth Summit (1992)
  • Agenda 21 (1992)
  • Convention on Biological Diversity (1992)
  • ICPD Programme of Action (1994)
  • Earth Charter
  • Millennium Declaration (2000)
  • Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005)
• Politics of global warming
  • Climate change policy of the United States
  • Climate change in China

[edit] Population control

• Birth control
• Family planning
• Overpopulation
• Unintended pregnancy
• Zero population growth

[edit] Environmental technology

• Renewable energy
  • Bio fuel
  • Biomass
  • Geothermal power
  • Hydroelectricity
  • Solar energy
  • Tidal power
  • Wave power
  • Wind power

[edit] Energy conservation

• Carbon footprint
• Emissions trading
• Energy descent
• Peak oil
• Renewable energy (see above)

[edit] Over consumption

• Anti-consumerism
• Ecological footprint
• Ethical consumerism
• Tragedy of the commons

[edit] Food

• Food security
• Local food
• Permaculture
• Sustainable agriculture
• Sustainable fisheries
• Urban horticulture

[edit] Water

• Water footprint
• Water crisis
• Water efficiency
• Water conservation

[edit] Materials

• Industrial ecology
• Recycling
• Waste
• Zero waste

[edit] Scholars of sustainability

[edit] Leaders in sustainability

Category:Sustainability advocates

[edit] Sustainability lists

Main article: List of sustainability topics

• 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

[edit] Glossaries

• Glossary of climate change
• Glossary of environmental science

[edit] See also

[edit] References

1. ↑ http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/42/ares42-187.htm United Nations. 1987. "Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development." General Assembly Resolution 42/187, 11 December 1987.
2. ↑ http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx Official Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
3. ↑ http://www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.htm United Nations Millennium Declaration
4. ↑ http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals The United Nations Millennium Goals (UN Site)

[edit] External links

• 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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