Introduction to Sustainability

Jonathan Tomkin, PhD University of Illinois

Introduction to Sustainability

Sustainable Prairie Grass Cycle

Diagrams of Sustainability

Limits to Growth

Sustainability Themes

Sustainability Themes: Introduction

WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey
Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

Health Agriculture Biodiversity

Energy Industry Cities -

Energy Water

Sustainability Themes: Population

WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

Energy Industry Cities -

Health Agriculture Biodiversity

Energy Water

Sustainability Themes: Food Security

WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

Energy Industry Cities -

Health Agriculture Biodiversity

Energy Water

Sustainability Themes: Species & Ecosystems

WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey
Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

Health Agriculture Biodiversity

Energy Industry Cities -

Energy Water

Sustainability Themes: Energy

WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

Energy Industry Cities -

Health Agriculture Biodiversity

Energy Water

Sustainability Themes: Water

WCED, 1987 Our Common Future Population Food Security Species & Ecosystems Energy Industry Urban Challenge NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common Journey Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An Achievable agenda

Human Population Agriculture Living Resources

Energy Industry Cities -

Health Agriculture Biodiversity

Energy Water

Colony Collapse Disorder

Sustainability Definition
Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs.

UN definition

Sustainability Consequences

Sustainability Consequences

Reflection: Better Use of Technology

Wild places

Reflection: Natural World

Reflection: Climate Change

drought

Sustainable Earth
Summary

References (1)

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