Outline of sustainability
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Venn diagram of sustainable development: at the confluence of three constituent parts |
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
[edit]- Environmentalism
- Environmental ethics
- Planetary boundaries
- Sustainable development
- Sustainability science
- Sustainability accounting
- Sustainability governance
- Sustainability education
Taxonomy
[edit]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
[edit]- Environmental impact assessment
- Environmental psychology
- Environmental philosophy
- Environmental law
- Sustainability measurement
Sub-fields of sustainability governance
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- Economic sector:
- Political
- Organizational
- Activity
Related disciplines
[edit]- 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
Biodiversity
[edit]see also: Biodiversity
- Biosecurity
- Ecosystem services
- Ecosystem-based management
- Ecosystem management
- Endangered species
- Holocene extinction event
- Invasive species
- Nature conservation
Levels of biological organisation
[edit]Politics of sustainability
[edit]- Rio Declaration on Environment and Development
- International reports and agreements
- Politics of global warming
Population control
[edit]- Birth control
- Carrying capacity
- Family planning
- Human overpopulation
- Sustainable population
- Unintended pregnancy
- Zero population growth
Environmental technology
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Energy conservation
[edit]Over consumption
[edit]- Anti-consumerism
- Ecological footprint
- Ethical consumerism
- Tragedy of the commons
- Micro-sustainability
Food
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- Food security
- Local food
- Permaculture
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable gardening
- Sustainable fisheries
- Urban horticulture
Water
[edit]Materials
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Sustainability organizations
[edit]Sustainability publications
[edit]Sustainability advocates
[edit]See also
[edit]- 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
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