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 |
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
Sustainability 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.
- Economic sector:
- Circular economy
- Steady-state economy
- Sustainable art
- Sustainable advertising
- Sustainable architecture
- Sustainable business
- Sustainable fashion
- Sustainable industries
- Hannover Principles
- Sustainable landscape architecture
- Sustainable packaging
- Sustainable procurement
- Sustainable tourism
- Sustainable transport
- Political
- Organizational
- Activity
- Sustainable design
- Sustainable living
- Sustainable yield
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
Politics of sustainability
- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- International reports and agreements
- Politics of global warming
Population control
- Birth control
- Carrying capacity
- Family planning
- Human overpopulation
- Sustainable population
- Unintended pregnancy
- Zero population growth
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
- Anti-consumerism
- Ecological footprint
- Ethical consumerism
- Tragedy of the commons
- Micro-sustainability
Food
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 gardening
- Sustainable fisheries
- Urban horticulture
Water
- Water footprint
- Water crisis
- Water efficiency
- Water conservation
Materials
Sustainability organizations
- Association of Environmental Professionals
Sustainability publications
Sustainability (journal)
Sustainability advocates
- 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
- Glossary of climate change
- Glossary of environmental science
References
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