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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/Raskoff_Environmental_Science/16%3A_Environmental_Policy_and_Sustainability/16.02%3A_The_Evolution_of_Environmental_Policy_in_the_United_States_-_Chapter_IntroductionIt is not uncommon to think of the sustainability paradigm as being a recent interpretation of environmental policy, one that was given credence by the United Nations report "Our Common Future" (the B...It is not uncommon to think of the sustainability paradigm as being a recent interpretation of environmental policy, one that was given credence by the United Nations report "Our Common Future" (the Brundtland Report) when it was first presented in 1987. Certainly the period during the final decade of the twentieth century was witness to significant growth in our understanding of the complexity and global reach of many environmental problems and issues, and as discussed in Chapter An Introductio
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Thompson_Rivers_University/Principles_of_Biology_II_OL_ed/05%3A_Global_Change/5.04%3A_Sustainability/5.4.01%3A_Introduction_to_SustainabilityThis section introduces the concept of sustainability, which refers to the sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of the Earth without significantly impairing i...This section introduces the concept of sustainability, which refers to the sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of the Earth without significantly impairing its function. Sustainability did not suddenly come into being at a single moment in time. Most environmental historians have discerned at least three distinct periods during which new concepts and ideas came or were brought into being in order to understand and manage human impacts on the environment
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/General_Ecology_Ecology/Chapter_23%3A_Conservation_Biology/23.1%3A_The_Science_of_Conservation_BiologyAs a distinct scientific field, conservation biology is an integrated, multidisciplinary subject that developed in response to the challenge of preserving populations, species, ecosystems, and biologi...As a distinct scientific field, conservation biology is an integrated, multidisciplinary subject that developed in response to the challenge of preserving populations, species, ecosystems, and biological interactions. The main aim of conservation biology is to ensure the long-term preservation of biodiversity.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/23%3A_Conservation_Biology/23.01%3A_The_Science_of_Conservation_BiologyWith this many people, the human population grows by tens of millions of people each year, even with modest population growth Figure \PageIndex{2} . To make matters worse, Sub-Saharan Africa has t...With this many people, the human population grows by tens of millions of people each year, even with modest population growth Figure \PageIndex{2} . To make matters worse, Sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest population growth rate in the world, with a projected human population estimate of over 4 billion people by the year 2100—a number that is well beyond the ecological capacity of the region to support.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/Raskoff_Environmental_Science/15%3A_Economics_and_Urbanization/15.06%3A_ResourcesThis page discusses the role of environmental and natural resource economists in evaluating the tradeoffs between economic activities and environmental impacts. It highlights market failures in addres...This page discusses the role of environmental and natural resource economists in evaluating the tradeoffs between economic activities and environmental impacts. It highlights market failures in addressing external costs, the complexity of enforcing environmental laws due to national sovereignty, and the successes of international agreements like whaling moratoriums. Key topics covered include market efficiency, externalities, and the effectiveness of cost-benefit analysis in policy evaluation.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Sandboxes/tholmberg_at_nwcc.edu/Introduction_to_Environmental_Science/15%3A_Our_Environmental_Future/5.4.1%3A_Introduction_to_SustainabilityThis section introduces the concept of sustainability, which refers to the sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of the Earth without significantly impairing i...This section introduces the concept of sustainability, which refers to the sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of the Earth without significantly impairing its function. Sustainability did not suddenly come into being at a single moment in time. Most environmental historians have discerned at least three distinct periods during which new concepts and ideas came or were brought into being in order to understand and manage human impacts on the environment
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Monterey_Peninsula_College/Raskoff_Environmental_Science/01%3A_Intro_to_Environmental_Science/1.02%3A_Introduction_to_SustainabilityThis section introduces the concept of sustainability, which refers to the sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of the earth without significantly impairing i...This section introduces the concept of sustainability, which refers to the sociopolitical, scientific, and cultural challenges of living within the means of the earth without significantly impairing its function.
