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1.3 SustainabilityIB Environmental Systems and Societies HL: Flashcards

What these 14 flashcards ask

  • Define sustainability.
  • Name the three pillars of sustainability.
  • What does environmental sustainability require?
  • What is the focus of social sustainability?
  • Define sustainable development.
  • Why can GDP encourage unsustainable development?
  • Define environmental justice.
  • What does an ecological footprint larger than the biocapacity indicate?
  • Define biocapacity.
  • In what units are the carbon and water footprints measured?
  • What role does citizen science play in sustainability?
  • What are the three principles of the circular economy?
  • What does the planetary boundaries model propose?
  • What is the aim of doughnut economics?

Written by the Exaim team, led by Shaun Daswani (Head of Upper Secondary, Improve ME Institute; MSc Financial Mathematics, Imperial College London; BSc, UCL) and Jason Daswani (operational lead, Improve ME Institute; LSE).