applied ethics (political theory)
concepts
democracy and democratization
economic concepts
economic development
environmental governance
environmental management
environmentalism
globalization (business)
political economy
population and environment
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social entrepreneurship
social issues
sustainable communities
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]
sustainable development
waste issues and solutions