This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
00:04:44 1 Etymology
00:05:52 2 Components
00:06:01 2.1 Three dimensions of sustainability
00:10:59 2.2 Circles of sustainability and the fourth dimension of sustainability
00:13:01 2.3 Seven modalities
00:13:51 2.4 Shaping the future
00:15:04 3 Resiliency
00:18:31 4 History
00:20:58 5 Principles and concepts
00:21:28 5.1 Scale and context
00:23:46 5.2 Consumption
00:25:39 6 Circularity
00:25:55 7 Measurement
00:26:07 7.1 Population
00:26:12 7.2 Carrying capacity
00:26:22 7.3 Global human impact on biodiversity
00:28:40 8 Sustainable development goals
00:28:50 8.1 Sustainable development
00:30:11 9 Environmental dimension
00:30:20 9.1 Environmental management
00:32:50 9.1.1 Atmosphere
00:38:32 9.1.2 Freshwater and oceans
00:40:20 9.1.3 Land use
00:45:40 9.2 Management of human consumption
00:46:23 9.2.1 Energy
00:48:05 9.2.2 Water
00:48:39 9.2.3 Food
00:51:05 9.2.4 Materials, toxic substances, waste
00:53:26 10 Economic dimension
00:56:10 10.1 Decoupling environmental degradation and economic growth
00:58:51 10.2 Nature as an economic externality
01:01:48 10.3 Economic opportunity
01:04:47 10.4 Ecosocialist approach
01:08:33 11 Social dimension
01:13:14 11.1 Peace, security, social justice
01:17:51 11.2 Poverty
01:25:25 11.3 Human relationship to nature
01:27:37 11.4 Human settlements
01:31:21 11.5 Human and labor rights
01:37:18 12 Cultural dimension
01:38:21 12.1 Tourism
01:39:51 13 See also
01:43:08 13.1 Topics
01:47:29 14 References
01:52:32 15 Cited sources
01:54:03 16 External links
01:54:53 Tourism
01:55:51 See also
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SUMMARY
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Sustainability is the process of maintaining change in a balanced environment, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential to meet human needs and aspirations. For many in the field, sustainability is defined through the following interconnected domains or pillars: environment, economic and social, which according to Fritjof Capra is based on the principles of Systems Thinking. Sub-domains of sustainable development have been considered also: cultural, technological and political. While sustainable development may be the organizing principle for sustainability for some, for others, the two terms are paradoxical (i.e. development is inherently unsustainable). Sustainable development is the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Brundtland Report for the World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) introduced the term of sustainable development.
Sustainability can also be defined as a socio-ecological process characterized by the pursuit of a common ideal.
An ideal is by definition unattainable in a given time and space. However, by persistently and dynamically approaching it, the process results in a sustainable system.Healthy ecosystems and environments are necessary to the survival of humans and other organisms. Ways of reducing negative human impact are environmentally-friendly chemical engineering, environmental resources management and environmental protection. Information is gained from green computing, green chemistry, earth science, environmental science and conservation biology. Ecological economics studies the fields of academic research that aim to address human economies and natural ecosystems.Moving towards sustainability is also a social challenge that entails international and national law, urban planning and transport, supply chain management, local and individual lifestyles and ethical consumerism. Ways of living more sustainably can take many forms from reorganizing living conditio …