Introduction to Sustainability

Jonathan Tomkin, PhD

University of Illinois

Introduction to Sustainability

Sustainable Prairie Grass Cycle

Diagrams of Sustainability

Limits to Growth

Sustainability Themes

Water - -

- Cities Urban Challenge

- Industry Industry

Energy Energy Energy

Biodiversity Living Resources Species &

Ecosystems

Agriculture Agriculture Food Security Health Human Population Population

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An

Achievable agenda

NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common

Journey

WCED, 1987 Our Common

Future

Sustainability Themes: Introduction

Water - -

- Cities Urban Challenge

- Industry Industry

Energy Energy Energy

Biodiversity Living Resources Species &

Ecosystems

Agriculture Agriculture Food Security Health Human Population Population

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An

Achievable agenda

NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common

Journey

WCED, 1987 Our Common

Future

Sustainability Themes: Population

Water - -

- Cities Urban Challenge

- Industry Industry

Energy Energy Energy

Biodiversity Living Resources Species &

Ecosystems

Agriculture Agriculture Food Security Health Human Population Population

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An

Achievable agenda

NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common

Journey

WCED, 1987 Our Common

Future

Sustainability Themes: Food Security

Water - -

- Cities Urban Challenge

- Industry Industry

Energy Energy Energy

Biodiversity Living Resources Species &

Ecosystems

Agriculture Agriculture Food Security Health Human Population Population

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An

Achievable agenda

NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common

Journey

WCED, 1987 Our Common

Future

Sustainability Themes: Species & Ecosystems

Water - -

- Cities Urban Challenge

- Industry Industry

Energy Energy Energy

Biodiversity Living Resources Species &

Ecosystems

Agriculture Agriculture Food Security Health Human Population Population

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An

Achievable agenda

NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common

Journey

WCED, 1987 Our Common

Future

Sustainability Themes: Energy

Water - -

- Cities Urban Challenge

- Industry Industry

Energy Energy Energy

Biodiversity Living Resources Species &

Ecosystems

Agriculture Agriculture Food Security Health Human Population Population

Kofi Annan, 2002 WSSD:An

Achievable agenda

NAS-BSD, 1999 Our Common

Journey

WCED, 1987 Our Common

Future

Sustainability Themes: 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

Summary Sustainable Earth

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2002.jpg

• SriMesh. 2008. “Violet Prairie Flower.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VioletPrairieFlower.JPG

• Lawton, Robert. 2006. “Prairie Grass.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prairie_grass.JPG

• Meadows, Donella H., et al. 1974. “The Limits to growth: A report for the Club of Rome’s Project on the Predicament of Mankind.” Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cover_first_edition_Limits_to_growth.jpg

• Appel, Björn. 2007. “Honeybee-cooling.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Honeybee-cooling_cropped.jpg

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2003_Mazda_6_%28GG%29_Classic_hatchback_01.jpg

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• Koza1983. 2012. “PS20 and PS10 in Andalusia, Spain.” Wikimedia Commons. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PS20andPS10.jpg

• Guttierez, Tony. 2011. “Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across a cracked lake bed in San Angelo, Texas.” USAToday. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/globalwarming/story/2012-07-10/texas-heat-drought-global-

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