applied ethics (political theory)
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: sustainable development

democracy and democratization
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

economic concepts
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

economic development
type: Concept
narrower: sustainable development

environmental governance
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

environmental management
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

environmentalism
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

globalization (business)
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

political economy
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

population and environment
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

processes and institutions
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

social entrepreneurship
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

social issues
type: Concept
related: sustainable development

sustainable communities
type: Concept
broader: sustainable development

sustainable development
type: Concept
broader: economic development
definition: Sustainable development is the use of resources in such a way as to preserve the environment in order to continue to meet future needs as well as present needs. In the words of the Brundtland Commission that popularized the term, it “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The simplest example is harvesting the seeds from tomato plants in order to replant them every spring so as to continue to have tomatoes every summer; as each plant produces more seeds than necessary, even bad weather or other incidents make this a sustainable system without the need of external involvement or even a reduction of tomato usage. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Sustainable Development]
narrower: sustainable communities
related: population and environment
related: waste issues and solutions
related: economic concepts
related: social issues
related: social entrepreneurship
related: environmentalism
related: globalization (business)
related: political economy
related: processes and institutions
related: democracy and democratization
related: applied ethics (political theory)
related: environmental management
related: environmental governance

waste issues and solutions
type: Concept
related: sustainable development