Sustainability
Biomass heating system
Biomass heating systems generate heat from biomass. The systems fall under the categories of: direct combustion, gasification, combined heat and…
Biofuel
A biofuel is a fuel that is produced through contemporary biological processes, such as agriculture and anaerobic digestion, rather than…
Planetary management
Planetary management is intentional global-scale management of Earth's biological, chemical and physical processes and cycles (water, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus,…
Sustainable materials management
Sustainable Materials Management is a systemic approach to using and reusing materials more productively over their entire lifecycles. It represents…
Sustainability and environmental management
At the global scale sustainability and environmental management involves managing the oceans, freshwater systems, land and atmosphere, according to sustainability…
Sustainable urban infrastructure
Sustainable urban infrastructure expands on the concept of urban infrastructure by adding the sustainability element with the expectation of improved…
Sustainable drainage system
A sustainable drainage system is designed to reduce the potential impact of new and existing developments with respect to surface…
Sustainable procurement
Procurement is the process of finding, acquiring, buying goods, services or works from an external source, often via a tendering…
Sustainable packaging
Sustainable packaging is the development and use of packaging which results in improved sustainability. This involves increased use of life…
Sustainable markets
Sustainable markets can be loosely defined as those that contribute to stronger livelihoods and more sustainable environments. In linking with…
Low-impact development
Low-impact development (LID) has been defined as "development which through its low negative environmental impact either enhances or does not…
Sustainable living
Sustainable living describes a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources, and…
Sustainable landscape architecture
Sustainable landscape architecture is a category of sustainable design concerned with the planning and design of outdoor space. This can…
Sustainable industries
The phrase sustainable industries is related to the development of industrial processes in a sustainable way. History The earliest mention…
Geopark
A geopark is a unified area that advances the protection and use of geological heritage in a sustainable way, and…