SF - Sustainability and The Future Module Overview
Sustainability and the Future
Environmental Stewardship
Environmental stewardship refers to responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices. Aldo Leopold (1887–1949) championed environmental stewardship based on a land ethic "dealing with man's relation to land and to the animals and plants which grow upon it."
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In this module, we will study the following topics:
What is Sustainability?
Agents of Change
Sustainability Practices
Everyday Sustainability
Key Terms
- Agroforestry - agriculture incorporating the cultivation and conservation of trees
- Alternative energy - energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels and nuclear power
- Biodiversity - is the variety of all living organisms including ecosystems, plants, animals, their habitats and genes
- Carbon Footprint – the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc.
- Circular Economy - is a system of production and consumption based on reusable and sustainable design
- Clean Water Act - federal law in the United States governing water pollution
- Economic Sustainability - involves creating economic value out of whatever project or decision is being made
- Environmental Policy - refers to responsible use and protection of the natural environment through conservation and sustainable practices
- Environmental law - also known as environmental and natural resources law, is a collective term describing the network of treaties, statutes, regulations, common and customary laws addressing the effects of human activity on the natural environment
- Environmental Sustainability - decisions that are made should promote equilibrium within our natural systems and seek to encourage positive growth
- Extinction - the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct
- Green building - refers to both a structure and the application of processes that are environmentally responsible, and resource efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition
- Millennium Development Goals – goals created in 2012 by the United Nations to help guide countries towards goals to create a sustainable world
- Social Sustainability - is based on the concept that a decision or project promotes the betterment of society
- Stewards – someone who manages or look after something
- Sustainable agriculture – seeks to sustain farmers, resources and communities by promoting farming practices and methods that are profitable, environmentally sound and good for communities
- Sustainability- the ability to be maintained at a certain growth rate or level. In particular when applying the term to environmental science is avoiding the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain ecological balance
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