Sustainability

Concepts of Sustainability

What is Sustainability?

Human Development Organising Principle
- Sustainable Development in 4 interconnected Domains of the Systematic Domain Model
  - Ecology
  - Economics
  - Politics
  - Culture
Ecological Concept
- Biological systems Capacity to endure by remaining diverse and productive indefinitely
Socio-ecological concept
- Pursuit of a common idea (that though it is unattainable, it is endlessly approachable and to maintain this endless pursuit is what builds in sustainability in the process)

Stakeholders of Sustainability

Global Organisations and their Programmes
1. United nations Cities Programme
2. Metropolis
3. United Nations Millennium Declaration
4. 2005 World Summit on Social Development
5. United Nations Agenda 21
6. European Environmental research and Innovation Policy
7. Horizon 2020

Components of Sustainability

Three Pillars of Sustainability or the Sustainable Development Goals

Circles of Sustainability

United Nations Millennium Declaration's principles and treaties on sustainable development
2005 World Summit on Social Development

Economic Development
Social Development
Environmental Protection

United Nations Agenda 21

Systematic Domain Model

Economic
Ecological
Political
Cultural

Principles and Concepts
- Resiliency
- Scale and Context
- Consumption
Sustainability Measurement
- Population
- Carrying Capacity
- Global Human Impact on Biodiversity
The 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs) that replaced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expired at 2015
- Poverty - End poverty in all its forms everywhere ^[83]
- Food - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture ^[84]
- Health - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages^[85]
- Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all^[86]
- Women - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls^[87]
- Water - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all^[88]
- Energy - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all^[89]
- Economy - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all^[90]
- Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation ^[91]
- Inequality - Reduce inequality within and among countries^[92]
- Habitation - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable^[93]
- Consumption - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns^[94]
- Climate - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts^[95]
- Marine-ecosystems - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development^[96]
- Ecosystems - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss^[97]
- Institutions - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels^[98]
- Sustainability - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development ^[99]

Dimensions of Sustainability

Reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (2015)
http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ffd3/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/Addis-Ababa-Action-Agenda-Draft-Outcome-Document-7-July-2015.pdf

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Events and Programmes

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (2015)

1. A Global Framework for Financing Development Post-2015
- Delivering Social Protection and Essential Public Services for All
- Scaling up Efforts to end hunger and malnutrition
- Establishing a new forum to bridge the infrastructure gap
- Promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization
- Generating full and productive employment and decent work for all and promoting MSMEs
- Protecting our Ecosystems for All
- Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies
2. Action Areas
- A Domestic Public resources
- B Domestic and International Private Business and Finance
- C International Development Cooperation
- D International Trade as an Engine for Development
- E Debt and Debt Sustainability
- F Addressing systemic Issues
- G Science, technology, innovation and Capacity Building
3. Data, Monitoring and Follow-up
Next Meeting: 2019

Reference

http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/ffd3/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/Addis-Ababa-Action-Agenda-Draft-Outcome-Document-7-July-2015.pdf

The Green Economy

Challenges to Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Degradation
Climate Change
Overconsumption
Population growth
Societies pursuit of indefinite economic growth in a closed system

Blue and Green Revolutions

Closing Process Loops

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Examples

TEDxBratislava - Anders NYQUIST -- Close the loop: rethink waste water - www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM8n9sfWGO8
- Evolution: We urine and shit separately, hence we should deal with our waste separately too --> Separate Toilets for shit and pee
- Urine
  - 80% of nutrients with no Bacteria
  - Best fertilizer for farmers
- Faeces
  - 20% of nutrients, with bacteria and Virus Pathogens
  - Dry the faeces and use as energy/Firewood
  - Compost with earthworms
  - Mix with slaked lime to kill and destroy viruses at pH12
- Dry Separating Toilets (Technical Diagram)
- Water Flushing Separating Toilets in Laggarberg School, Timra: Termite Ventilation (natural), Green House, Emission free materials, renewable energy
- Splitbox Technology
- Each Person Produces per year
  - 6kg of nitrogen
  - 1kg Phosphorus
  - 1kg Potassium
- 500sqm of farmland requires per year
  - 6kg nitrogen
  - 1kg phosphorus
  - 1kg phosphorus
  - 500sqm of farmland produces 75% of food for one person. Almost Self-sufficient
The Urban Farming - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jpmLiGz4gk
Soil-Free Agriculture - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWUt6hT_8Lo
Using Natures Genius in Architecture (Synopsis) - https://sites.google.com/site/aldrintee/IAdvocate/inspirational#TOC-TED:-Using-Nature-s-Genius-in-Architecture
The Vertical Farm - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIdP00u2KRA
Urban Farming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-fHY43qLWs
Growing Our way into New Farming http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSL2yN39JM
Permaculture - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxP0Thljr4
What's Wrong WIth Our Food System - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Id9caYw-Y

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