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Glossary
Space-based solar power This is geared towards the collection of solar power
within outer space. These systems are instrumental in converting sunlight into
microwaves.
Sustainable agriculture This is defined as the production of animal or plant
products, including fiber and food, using farm methods that conserve and protect
the environment, human communities as well as the animal welfare.
Sustainable gardening Its practices and benefits are the improvement of soil, the
use of native plants, trees, and shrubs for creating beautiful landscapes as well as
using all renewable resources provided by nature.
Sustainable infrastructure This involves developing roads, buildings, energy, and
water infrastructure with due regard to economic, social, and environmental
sustainability.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) This is an organization that focuses on nature conservation and the sustainable use of natural
resources.
Theory of human motivation This states that individuals are motivated to achieve
specific needs at a specific pace.
Thermal infrared radiation This is the heat transferred by electromagnetic
waves.
Thorium nuclear reactors These reactors make use of thorium nuclear reactors
rather than plutonium for nuclear fission.
Tragedy of the commons This describes a situation where individual users of a
resource act independently out of self-interest. This behavior contradicts that of
common good users since it depletes and spoils that resource.
Undernutrition This is the inability to have access to sufficient energy and
nutrients that are necessary to maintain good health.
Urban sprawl This is an uncontrolled growth in an urban area.
Urbanism This is the study of the way inhabitants of a place relate with the humanmade environment.
Urbanization This is a population shift as a result of rural-urban migration.
Utopian society This describes an ideal and perfect society that is unrealistic.
Vertical farming This involves the production of medicinal plants and food in
stacked layers as well as inclined surfaces.
Virtue ethics This focuses on what makes one a good person and the meaning of
living a good human life.
Vulnerable species A vulnerable species is one which has been categorized as
likely to be endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
due to unfavorable circumstances that threaten its habitat or livelihood.
Wangari Maathai She was a Kenyan environmental activist and founder of the
Green Belt Movement.
Waste reduction It is the first process of waste management and entails reducing
the quantity of waste generated.
Water reclamation This enables wastewater to be utilized for other purposes.
Wet prairies These are native wetland grassland flooded by streams and surrounded by lake margins and isolated depressions.
Glossary
Space-based solar power This is geared towards the collection of solar power
within outer space. These systems are instrumental in converting sunlight into
microwaves.
Sustainable agriculture This is defined as the production of animal or plant
products, including fiber and food, using farm methods that conserve and protect
the environment, human communities as well as the animal welfare.
Sustainable gardening Its practices and benefits are the improvement of soil, the
use of native plants, trees, and shrubs for creating beautiful landscapes as well as
using all renewable resources provided by nature.
Sustainable infrastructure This involves developing roads, buildings, energy, and
water infrastructure with due regard to economic, social, and environmental
sustainability.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) This is an organization that focuses on nature conservation and the sustainable use of natural
resources.
Theory of human motivation This states that individuals are motivated to achieve
specific needs at a specific pace.
Thermal infrared radiation This is the heat transferred by electromagnetic
waves.
Thorium nuclear reactors These reactors make use of thorium nuclear reactors
rather than plutonium for nuclear fission.
Tragedy of the commons This describes a situation where individual users of a
resource act independently out of self-interest. This behavior contradicts that of
common good users since it depletes and spoils that resource.
Undernutrition This is the inability to have access to sufficient energy and
nutrients that are necessary to maintain good health.
Urban sprawl This is an uncontrolled growth in an urban area.
Urbanism This is the study of the way inhabitants of a place relate with the humanmade environment.
Urbanization This is a population shift as a result of rural-urban migration.
Utopian society This describes an ideal and perfect society that is unrealistic.
Vertical farming This involves the production of medicinal plants and food in
stacked layers as well as inclined surfaces.
Virtue ethics This focuses on what makes one a good person and the meaning of
living a good human life.
Vulnerable species A vulnerable species is one which has been categorized as
likely to be endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature
due to unfavorable circumstances that threaten its habitat or livelihood.
Wangari Maathai She was a Kenyan environmental activist and founder of the
Green Belt Movement.
Waste reduction It is the first process of waste management and entails reducing
the quantity of waste generated.
Water reclamation This enables wastewater to be utilized for other purposes.
Wet prairies These are native wetland grassland flooded by streams and surrounded by lake margins and isolated depressions.