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 Planetary boundaries Sustainable development Sustainability science Sustainability accounting Sustainability governance Sustainability education
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
Environmental impact assessment Environmental psychology Environmental philosophy Environmental law Sustainability measurement
Sub-fields of sustainability governance
Economic sector: Circular economy Environmental impact of aviation Green infrastructure Steady-state economy Sustainable art Sustainable advertising Sustainable architecture New Classical Architecture Sustainable business Sustainable fashion Sustainable industries Hannover Principles Sustainable landscape architecture Sustainable packaging Sustainable procurement Sustainable tourism Sustainable transport Political Organizational Fisheries management Sustainable forest management Sustainable city New Urbanism Eco-cities Sustainable urban infrastructure Sustainable urban drainage systems Sustainable urban planning Sustainable urbanism Sustainable community Sustainable Communities Plan Sustainability reporting Urban reforestation Urban forest Urban forestry Urban green space Urban vitality 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
Biodiversity
see also: Biodiversity
Biosecurity Ecosystem services Ecosystem-based management Ecosystem management Endangered species Holocene extinction event Invasive species Nature conservation
Levels of biological organisation Biosphere Biome
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
Population control Population control
Birth control Carrying capacity Family planning Human overpopulation Sustainable population Unintended pregnancy Zero population growth
Environmental technology
Bright green environmentalism Sustainable energy Sustainable sanitation Renewable energy Biofuel Biomass Geothermal energy Geothermal heating Geothermal power Hydroelectricity Marine energy Marine current power Ocean thermal energy conversion Solar energy Solar panel Tidal barrage Tidal power Tidal stream generator Wave power Wind power Offshore wind power Wind turbine Floating wind turbine Small wind turbine
Energy conservation
Building-integrated photovoltaics Carbon footprint Efficient energy use Emissions trading Energy descent Energy recovery Energy storage Energy-plus building Green building Green computing Heat recovery steam generator Heat recovery ventilation List of low-energy building techniques Low-energy house Passive house Passive solar building design Peak oil Renewable energy (see above) Renewable heat Rooftop solar power Thermal efficiency Zero-energy building
Over consumption
Anti-consumerism Circular economy Circular fashion Durable good Ecological footprint Environmental impact of fashion Ethical consumerism Fast fashion Planned obsolescence Throw-away society Tragedy of the commons Micro-sustainability
Food
Cultured meat Food security Local food Permaculture Sustainable agriculture Sustainable gardening Sustainable fisheries Urban horticulture
Water
Water conservation Water crisis Water efficiency Water footprint Water heat recycling Water recycling shower
Materials
Industrial ecology Pallet crafts Rechargeable battery Reclaimed lumber Recycling Bottle recycling Timber recycling Remanufacturing Repurposing Reuse Reuse of bottles Upcycling Waste Zero waste Zero-waste fashion
Sustainability organizations Association of Environmental Professionals
Sustainability publications Sustainability (journal)
Sustainability advocates Category:Sustainability advocates
Transport Bicycle-friendly Cyclability Cycling advocacy Cycling infrastructure Externalities of cars Green transport hierarchy Health and environmental effects of transport Pedestrian village Sustainable transport Walkability Walking audit Walking city
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
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