The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sustainability:
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 edit
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 edit
- 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
Environmental technology edit
Energy conservation edit
Over consumption edit
- Anti-consumerism
- Ecological footprint
- Ethical consumerism
- Tragedy of the commons
- Micro-sustainability
Food edit
- Food security
- Local food
- Permaculture
- Sustainable agriculture
- Sustainable gardening
- Sustainable fisheries
- Urban horticulture
Water edit
Materials edit
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 edit