# Sustainability
Sustainability is the capacity to endure in a relatively ongoing way across various domains of life. In the 21st century, it refers generally to the capacity for Earth's biosphere and human civilization to co-exist. For many, sustainability is defined through the interconnected domains of environment, economy and society. Despite the increased popularity of the term "sustainability" and its usage, the possibility that human societies will achieve environmental sustainability has been, and continues to be, questioned—in light of environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, climate change, overconsumption, population growth and societies' pursuit of unlimited economic growth in a closed system.A related concept is that of "sustainable development", which is often discussed through the domains of culture, technology economics and politics. Sustainable development may be seen as the organizing principle of sustainability. According to Our Common Future (the "Brundtland Report" in 1987), sustainable development is defined as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."Moving towards sustainability can involve social challenges such as individual lifestyles and ethical consumerism. Sustainable living approaches can reduce environmental impacts by altering the built environment to create more sustainable cities which support sustainable transport and zero emission housing as well as sustainable architecture and circular flow land use management.
The philosophical and analytic framework of sustainability draws on and connects with many different disciplines and fields; this is also called sustainability science.
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