Sustainability Principles and Practice
Fourth Edition
environmental health
The discipline which studies the effects of environmental factors on human health.
environmental justice
The concept that access to a clean, healthy environment is a fundamental human right.
equity
The fair distribution of resources and opportunities to all people which enables them to reach an equal outcome.
intergenerational equity
The concept that all human generations, including present and future, have an equal right to a stable climate and healthy biosphere.