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.
Essence of sustainability[edit | edit source]
- Environmentalism
- Environmental ethics
- Sustainable development
- Sustainability science
- Sustainability accounting
- Sustainability governance
- Sustainability education
Branches of sustainability[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Sustainability science
- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental psychology
- Environmental philosophy
- Environmental law
- Sustainability measurement
Sub-fields of sustainability governance[edit | edit source]
- Political
- Economic sector
- Organization
- Activity
Related disciplines[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- Main article: History of sustainability
Biodiversity[edit | edit source]
Levels of biological organisation[edit | edit source]
Politics of sustainability[edit | edit source]
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- International reports and agreements
- Politics of global warming
Population control[edit | edit source]
Environmental technology[edit | edit source]
Energy conservation[edit | edit source]
Over consumption[edit | edit source]
Food[edit | edit source]
- Food security
- Local food
- Permaculture
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable fisheries
- Urban horticulture
Water[edit | edit source]
Materials[edit | edit source]
Scholars of sustainability[edit | edit source]
Leaders in sustainability[edit | edit source]
Category:Sustainability advocates
Sustainability lists[edit | edit source]
- 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
Glossaries[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20190724135216/https://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.
- ↑ http://www.millenniumassessment.org/en/index.aspx Official Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20190807173251/https://www.un.org/millennium/declaration/ares552e.htm United Nations Millennium Declaration
- ↑ http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals The United Nations Millennium Goals (UN Site)