VDA - Sustainability (Part 1)

An undeveloped or underdeveloped site, either left to nature, used for agriculture, or considered for commercial development

• Greenfield

• Brownfield

An abandoned or previously used industrial or commercial site whose future use is affected by real or perceived environmental contamination

• Greenfield

• Brownfield

A form of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

• Sustainability

• Environmentalism

• Conservation

• Ecology

A broad philosophy and social movement that advocates or works to protect and sustain natural resources and ecosystems from pollution and its effects, esp. through political activism and education

• Sustainability

• Environmentalism

• Conservation

• Ecology

The preservation, protection, or restoration of natural resources, ecosystems, and their habitats for the future

• Sustainability

• Environmentalism

• Conservation

• Ecology

The branch of biology that deals with the relations and interactions of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

• Sustainability

• Environmentalism

• Conservation

• Ecology

The study of the interaction of people with their environment and institutions

• Human ecology

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Hydrology

A system formed by the interaction of a biological community with its physical environment

• Human ecology

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Hydrology

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem, often used as a measure of its health

• Human ecology

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Hydrology

The branch of science dealing with the occurrence, distribution, and circulation of the earth's water, esp. its movement in relation to land

• Human ecology

• Ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Hydrology