{"id":215,"date":"2026-03-20T12:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/sustainabilityprinciplesandpractice\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:17:38","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/routledgelearning.com\/sustainabilityprinciplesandpractice\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-edb0c0fb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-54254f227bf2bac5b0b12296b072ee1f\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">A<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>acid rain<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Precipitation&nbsp;containing&nbsp;higher than normal amounts of sulfuric acid and nitric acid, formed&nbsp;when natural rainwater combines with&nbsp;sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides&nbsp;emitted&nbsp;by burning of&nbsp;fossil fuels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>active solar heating<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">A system that uses mechanical devices such as pumps or fans to move heated air or liquid between solar collectors and&nbsp;a building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>adaptation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Adjustment&nbsp;in natural or human systems&nbsp;to a new or changing environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>advanced ecologically engineered system (AEES)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">A biological wastewater treatment system which&nbsp;use&nbsp;a series of tanks&nbsp;containing&nbsp;communities of microorganisms, protozoa, higher animals such as snails, and plants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>aerobic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Living systems or processes that occur in the presence of oxygen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>aerosol<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Minute solid or liquid airborne particles that&nbsp;remain&nbsp;suspended&nbsp;in the atmosphere for at least several hours.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Agenda 21<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">An action plan&nbsp;to promote sustainable development by addressing social, economic, and environmental impacts of human activity,&nbsp;adopted by delegates to the 1992&nbsp;United Nations&nbsp;Conference on Environment and Development,&nbsp;or Earth Summit, in Rio de Janeiro.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>aggregate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Coarse particles of rock, used in concrete and paving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>agriculture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">The practice of cultivating plants and animals&nbsp;for food and fiber.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>agroecology<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">An interdisciplinary approach which applies principles of ecology to the practice of agriculture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>agroforestry&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">The intercropping of annual or perennial agricultural crops with trees or other woody plants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>albedo<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">A measure of&nbsp;a surface\u2019s ability to reflect sunlight, often&nbsp;expressed&nbsp;as a decimal fraction&nbsp;on a scale of 0 to 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>allergen<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">A substance that activates the body\u2019s immune system, causing a response when a response is not necessary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>alternative energy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">An energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>anaerobic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Living systems or processes that occur in the absence of oxygen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Anthropocene<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">An informal&nbsp;term&nbsp;for&nbsp;the most recent period in Earth\u2019s history during which human activities have had&nbsp;significant&nbsp;impact on climate and ecosystems.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>anthropocentrism<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">A view of reality&nbsp;in which&nbsp;human values and interests&nbsp;are primary.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>anthropogenic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Resulting from human activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>aquaculture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">The industrial&nbsp;farming of fish or seafood.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>aquifer<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">An underground water-bearing layer of permeable rock, sand, or gravel&nbsp;capable of supplying wells or springs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2b4dc0a7b07bb73ca4670728cb1b7809\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">B<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>background rate of extinction&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The normal rate at which species go extinct in the absence of human factors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>barrel (bbl)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A liquid volume equal to 42 US gallons, used to&nbsp;indicate&nbsp;quantities of petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>benthic&nbsp;organism<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An organism that lives on the bottom of a water body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>bioaccumulation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;process in which the concentration of a substance taken in by&nbsp;an organism&nbsp;increases&nbsp;faster than the&nbsp;rate at which the&nbsp;organism can remove it.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>bioaugmentation&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The addition of microorganisms to a polluted site to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in bioremediation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biocentrism<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A view of reality in which all living things have intrinsic value and are morally considerable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of&nbsp;organic content in water, given by the&nbsp;amount of dissolved oxygen consumed by aquatic organisms&nbsp;as they&nbsp;break down&nbsp;organic matter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biodiesel<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fuel made of oils from plant materials&nbsp;or animal fats&nbsp;and used as a diesel fuel substitute or diesel fuel extender.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biodiversity hotspot<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of several areas that&nbsp;contains&nbsp;an especially great diversity of&nbsp;endemic&nbsp;species facing&nbsp;a high risk&nbsp;of extinction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biodiversity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The variety of genes,&nbsp;species&nbsp;and ecosystems&nbsp;found&nbsp;in a&nbsp;particular&nbsp;area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biofuel<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A liquid fuel made of plant material and used as a partial substitute for gasoline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biogas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A gas&nbsp;generated by the decomposition of organic waste.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biogeochemical cycle<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movement&nbsp;of&nbsp;matter&nbsp;in&nbsp;cycles&nbsp;through&nbsp;the atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Examples include the carbon cycle and the hydrologic cycle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biointensive agriculture&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to producing high yields of food crops in small spaces using raised beds; also known as French intensive&nbsp;agriculture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biomagnification<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process in which the concentration of a substance&nbsp;increases as it passes to successively higher trophic levels of a food web.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biomass<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biology:&nbsp;The total weight of all living organisms in a particular area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Renewable energy:&nbsp;Plant or animal material, often wood or&nbsp;grasses,&nbsp;that can be converted into energy through burning or through conversion into a gas or liquid fuel which is then burned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biome<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A major regional habitat type&nbsp;characterized&nbsp;by particular climate and soil conditions and particular biological communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biomimicry<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to designing products or buildings using nature as a model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biophilia<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The genetically encoded&nbsp;emotional&nbsp;need&nbsp;of human beings&nbsp;to affiliate&nbsp;with&nbsp;nature and with&nbsp;other living organisms, rooted in human biology and evolution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biophilic design<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to designing&nbsp;the built environment&nbsp;in ways that connect people&nbsp;with&nbsp;the natural world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>bioreactor&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>membrane bioreactor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>bioregion&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An area with similar climate, topography,&nbsp;plant&nbsp;and animal communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>bioremediation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of microorganisms&nbsp;to break down pollutants in soil or water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>biosphere<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The part of the Earth system&nbsp;on land, in the oceans, and in the atmosphere&nbsp;inhabited&nbsp;by living organisms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>bioswale<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A vegetated linear depression&nbsp;used to cleanse and infiltrate stormwater.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>birth rate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total number of people born&nbsp;in a given year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>black swan<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large-scale event that could not have been predicted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Blackwater&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wastewater from toilets, kitchen sinks, and dishwashers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BREEAM<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Building Research&nbsp;Establishment&nbsp;Environmental Assessment Method, a green building rating system&nbsp;developed in the UK and used in Europe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>brood parasite<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bird that lays its&nbsp;eggs in the nest&nbsp;of&nbsp;another bird, which&nbsp;then&nbsp;cares&nbsp;for the offspring.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>brownfield<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An abandoned or under-used industrial site&nbsp;in which redevelopment or reuse is complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous material.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-eba557abfc3e968c136077fda1dd9d0c\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">C<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CAFO<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acronym for concentrated animal feeding operation,&nbsp;an&nbsp;industrial-scale&nbsp;facility for housing&nbsp;animals at high densities&nbsp;for&nbsp;feeding&nbsp;prior&nbsp;to slaughter; also known as a feedlot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cancer cluster<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;greater-than-expected number of cancer cases&nbsp;in a particular location, usually associated with exposures to toxins in the workplace.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cap and trade<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The buying and&nbsp;selling of&nbsp;permits to&nbsp;pollute;&nbsp;also known as emissions trading.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>capital<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The supply of resources&nbsp;available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>capital<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>project<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A long-term investment in the improvement of a fixed asset, such as a building or infrastructure, requiring a comparatively high financial outlay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carbon capture and sequestration&nbsp;(CCS)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology which removes carbon dioxide from industrial processes and stores it underground&nbsp;or under the ocean&nbsp;floor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The climate impact of a greenhouse gas expressed as the tons of carbon dioxide that would result in the same impact;&nbsp;determined&nbsp;by multiplying the tons of the given gas by its global warming potential.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carbon footprint<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated&nbsp;with an activity;&nbsp;technically expressed&nbsp;as&nbsp;area of land needed for carbon dioxide&nbsp;sequestration,&nbsp;but&nbsp;often used more loosely to mean the quantity of greenhouse gases emitted, measured&nbsp;in tons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carbon&nbsp;neutral<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living or doing business in a way which results in no net&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;emissions; also&nbsp;known as&nbsp;climate neutral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carbon sequestration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The removal and storage&nbsp;of carbon&nbsp;in a carbon sink through biological or physical processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carcinogen<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A substance known to increase the risk of developing cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>carrying capacity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;number of individuals that a given environment&nbsp;can support&nbsp;indefinitely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CERCLA&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Comprehensive Environmental Response,&nbsp;Compensation, and Liability Act, also known Superfund,&nbsp;U.S. law&nbsp;which regulates wastes on land and in navigable waters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>certification<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A procedure by which a third party verifies the level of performance of a product,&nbsp;process&nbsp;or service compared to some standard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>chaos theory<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mathematical theory that&nbsp;very small&nbsp;changes in the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;state of a&nbsp;system&nbsp;lead to large and unpredictable effects. See also nonlinearity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>charrette<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fast-paced&nbsp;planning process&nbsp;in which&nbsp;participation by multiple stakeholders&nbsp;produces a collaborative solution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chemical compounds&nbsp;containing&nbsp;atoms of carbon, chlorine,&nbsp;and fluorine&nbsp;that are harmful to the ozone layer of the atmosphere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>circular economy&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A closed-loop economy with a continuous cyclic flow of materials, where output from one process becomes input for another.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>clathrate&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>methane hydrate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>climate change<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A significant change in measures of climate&nbsp;such as temperature, precipitation, and wind&nbsp;lasting for an extended period&nbsp;of&nbsp;time;&nbsp;can result from natural processes or human activity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>climate&nbsp;commitment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The climate change that would still occur even with no further human influence, resulting from greenhouse gases already emitted.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>climate neutral<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Living or doing business in a way which results in no net&nbsp;climate impact; also known as&nbsp;carbon&nbsp;neutral.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>climax community<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historic term for a&nbsp;community resulting from a process of ecological succession that&nbsp;remains&nbsp;unchanged&nbsp;in the absence of disturbance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>closed loop<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;cyclical&nbsp;system of production in which the concept of waste is eliminated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cob<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A composite mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water used as a building material which is built up by hand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cogeneration&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>combined heat and power<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>combined heat and power&nbsp;(CHP)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The production of electricity and useful heat&nbsp;using&nbsp;a common energy source.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>commissioning<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;systematic&nbsp;process of verifying&nbsp;and documenting&nbsp;that building systems are functioning as intended.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>common pool resources<\/strong>&nbsp;(CPRs)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resources from which it is difficult to exclude or limit users and in which use of the resources by one person decreases the benefits for other users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>commons<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A common pool resource plus a community plus a set of protocols: the rules and social practices for managing the resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>community<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of interacting species living in a particular area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>community garden<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A piece of land on which food is grown by a group of people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>community-supported agriculture&nbsp;(CSA)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to supplying food in which customers buy subscriptions to local farms&nbsp;in return for regular deliveries of shares of the harvests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>compact fluorescent light<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small fluorescent lamp used as a replacement for a screw-in incandescent bulb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>compaction&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A process in which particles of soil are pushed&nbsp;together&nbsp;and the pore spaces between them are reduced in size or closed off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>complex adaptive system<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A self-organizing system&nbsp;of interacting elements, regulated by&nbsp;feedbacks&nbsp;and&nbsp;resulting in&nbsp;emergent behavior.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>complexity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A term used to characterize interacting&nbsp;relationships in a system in which&nbsp;simple rules of cause and effect do not&nbsp;apply&nbsp;and&nbsp;outcomes are not predictable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>compost<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Decomposed organic matter which has been broken down by microorganisms in a controlled environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>consensus<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The outcome of a group decision-making process&nbsp;in which the views of each participant have been heard&nbsp;and&nbsp;considered&nbsp;and the resolution is one that can be supported by every participant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>conservation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activity to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;biodiversity and ecosystem function in a particular area.&nbsp;Also, a term used in the early twentieth century&nbsp;to mean&nbsp;a&nbsp;view of nature as a resource to be efficiently managed&nbsp;for human use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>conservation&nbsp;agriculture<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to growing crops based on 3 principles: crop rotation, protecting soil with cover crops and&nbsp;retained&nbsp;crop residue, and no-till.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>conservation banking<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mechanism&nbsp;similar to&nbsp;wetland mitigation banking in which habitat areas are set aside to compensate for habitat that is destroyed elsewhere; banked habitats provide credits which can be bought and sold.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>conservation biology<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A scientific discipline that focuses on the preservation of biodiversity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>conservation easement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A legal agreement in which a landowner&nbsp;retains&nbsp;ownership of their property but permanently relinquishes the right to build on or develop the property, often in exchange for financial or tax benefit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>constructed wetland<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A wetland feature engineered to use natural processes of plants, soils, and bacteria living in association with wetland plant roots for the purpose of water or wastewater treatment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>conventional pollutants<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major water pollutants regulated by the U.S. Clean Water Act: biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, fecal coliform bacteria, pH,&nbsp;and&nbsp;oil and grease.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cool roof&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A roof covered with material which reflects rather than absorbs sunlight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>corporate social responsibility<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;voluntary commitment&nbsp;of a business&nbsp;to take responsibility for the social, economic, and environmental impacts of&nbsp;its&nbsp;activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>corridor&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>habitat corridor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cradle to cradle<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A design approach in which materials are thought of as nutrients which recycle&nbsp;continuously.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cradle to&nbsp;grave<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The life cycle of a product or material from production to disposal, excluding recycling or reuse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>criteria pollutants<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Clean Air Act:&nbsp;particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, lead, and&nbsp;ground-level ozone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>critical root zone<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area&nbsp;around&nbsp;a tree within which&nbsp;soil must be protected from&nbsp;excavation or&nbsp;compaction; also known as the tree protection zone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>cryosphere<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earth\u2019s ice and snow cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-4&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-af73165ee8049a2b2957db4564d82555\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-4\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">D<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-4\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-4-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>daylighting<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buildings:&nbsp;The use of natural sunlight for illumination&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;reduce or&nbsp;eliminate&nbsp;electric lighting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stream restoration:&nbsp;The act of&nbsp;returning&nbsp;a&nbsp;buried&nbsp;stream to the surface and allowing it to flow&nbsp;aboveground.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>decoupling&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The condition in which development occurs without increases in environmental impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>de-listing&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The removal of a formerly endangered species from the list of endangered species.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>demographic transition<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift from high birth rates and death rates to low birth rates and death rates in developed countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>demography<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;field of social science that&nbsp;applies&nbsp;the&nbsp;principles of population ecology to human populations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>design for environment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice of designing products and&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;processes in environmentally responsible ways.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>development<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An&nbsp;increase&nbsp;in the quality of goods and services, with or without&nbsp;quantitative&nbsp;growth;&nbsp;development is a qualitative measure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>diatomic&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A molecule composed of two atoms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>disturbance<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;natural or human-caused event&nbsp;such as fire, flood, or urban development&nbsp;that changes&nbsp;the structure and function of an ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>downcycling<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A characteristic of reprocessing a material in which the quality of the material decreases over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>dump&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A place where waste is deposited without further treatment or protection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-5&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-8051c59e0276d1c5184e49e7eaea6423\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-5\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">E<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-5\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-5-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Earth system<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total complex of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere that influence conditions&nbsp;at&nbsp;the Earth\u2019s surface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecobabble&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speech which uses&nbsp;the technical language of ecology to make the user&nbsp;appear&nbsp;ecologically aware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecocentrism<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A view of reality in which ecosystems or biotic communities,&nbsp;and not just individuals,&nbsp;have intrinsic value and are morally considerable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eco-district<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;collaborative planning approach&nbsp;to sustainable development&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;neighborhood scale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eco-efficiency<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to product and process design that&nbsp;seeks&nbsp;to minimize material consumption, waste,&nbsp;and pollution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eco-industrial park<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A complex of industrial facilities which&nbsp;applies&nbsp;the principles of industrial ecology in an industrial ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eco-label<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A label which&nbsp;gives information about&nbsp;a product&nbsp;or service in terms of its&nbsp;environmental or social&nbsp;impacts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecolinguistics&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A subdiscipline of linguistics which studies the role of language in&nbsp;environmental problems and solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecological economics<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A discipline that&nbsp;merges&nbsp;economics and ecology&nbsp;and&nbsp;conceives of the economy as a subsystem of the Earth&nbsp;ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecological footprint<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of the&nbsp;demand&nbsp;a person, population, or activity places on nature&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;produce the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, usually&nbsp;expressed as&nbsp;acres or hectares of&nbsp;productive&nbsp;land&nbsp;and water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecological restoration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activity to&nbsp;assist&nbsp;the recovery of degraded biodiversity and ecosystem function in a particular area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecological rucksack&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total weight of material \u201ccarried\u201d by a product; the material displaced&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;extract, process, and use the material over the course of its lifetime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecology<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecoregion&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physical area with a particular combination of environmental conditions, including climate, topography, geology, and vegetation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecosystem<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A system of living organisms interacting with each&nbsp;other and their physical&nbsp;environment. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ecosystem services<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;essential&nbsp;benefits people obtain from ecosystem processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>edge effects<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Altered&nbsp;environmental conditions that&nbsp;impact&nbsp;organisms living near the edge of a fragmented habitat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>elevator speech&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A concise summary, brief enough to be conveyed within a 30-second elevator trip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>embodied energy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total energy used to produce, transport, and dispose of a product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>emergence<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;spontaneous&nbsp;appearance of&nbsp;novel&nbsp;properties at the level of&nbsp;a system&nbsp;that cannot be&nbsp;predicted by knowledge of&nbsp;the system\u2019s&nbsp;parts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>emissions trading<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The buying and selling of permits to&nbsp;pollute;&nbsp;also known as&nbsp;cap and trade.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>endangered species<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A species considered to be&nbsp;facing&nbsp;a high risk of extinction&nbsp;in the wild&nbsp;in the near future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>endocrine disruptor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pollutant that interferes with normal hormone functions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>energy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;ability to do&nbsp;work&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>energy audit<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A systematic, detailed analysis of how and where a building uses energy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>energy efficiency<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using less energy to perform the same tasks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>energy service&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amount of useful work done by each unit of fuel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>energy services company (ESCO)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A company which provides measurement and verification and energy efficiency services for a building and whose fees are paid for out of&nbsp;the energy&nbsp;savings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>energy&nbsp;utilization&nbsp;index (EUI)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An index used to measure building efficiency, usually expressed as a ratio of Btu per square foot of gross floor area per year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>entropy&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The degree of disorder in a system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the&nbsp;living and nonliving external conditions that&nbsp;affect&nbsp;and interact with organisms, populations,&nbsp;or&nbsp;other living systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environmental ethics<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The branch of philosophy that&nbsp;studies&nbsp;the moral value&nbsp;of, and&nbsp;humans\u2019 ethical relationship&nbsp;to,&nbsp;the nonhuman world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environmental health<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discipline which studies the effects of environmental factors on human health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environmental history<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study of human relationships&nbsp;to&nbsp;the natural world through time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environmental impact&nbsp;statement<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A document that&nbsp;outlines&nbsp;the positive and negative environmental&nbsp;impacts&nbsp;of a proposed action,&nbsp;together with one or more alternative actions, as an aid to decision-making.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environmental justice<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept that access to a clean, healthy environment is a fundamental human right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>environmental management&nbsp;system (EMS)<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A formal system within an organization for developing, implementing, and&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;environmental policies and procedures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>equilibrium<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;state&nbsp;of a system in which opposing influences are balanced and&nbsp;in which the&nbsp;system will remain unless disturbed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>equity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fair distribution of resources and opportunities to all&nbsp;people which&nbsp;enables them to reach an equal outcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>erosion<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A process in which rock or soil is loosened, removed, and transported from one place to&nbsp;another by the action of water,&nbsp;wind, or other natural agents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>eutrophication<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accelerated plant growth and decay&nbsp;in aquatic environments caused by nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and resulting in oxygen depletion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>evidence-based design<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to designing the built environment in which decisions are based on&nbsp;the best available current&nbsp;research&nbsp;evidence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>e-waste<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discarded&nbsp;electrical or electronic equipment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>experiential learning&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Education which involves learning by&nbsp;doing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>externality<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cost which is external to the entity creating the damage and not reflected in the price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>extinction<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0death of all individuals within a species.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-6&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-81e1ea50d697bf1f92764c9ca26bd92a\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-6\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">F<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-6\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-6-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Factor 4<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A concept which proposes that humans should reduce their consumption of resources to one-fourth of the current levels in order not to exceed the planet\u2019s carrying capacity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Factor 10<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A concept which proposes that humans should reduce their consumption of resources to one-tenth of the current levels in order not to exceed the planet\u2019s carrying capacity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>factory farm<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large-scale animal factory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>failed state&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A state, or self-governing political body, in which the ability to govern has broken down.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>failing&nbsp;state&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A state which is&nbsp;in the process of breaking&nbsp;down&nbsp;toward a failed state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The description of how a pollutant changes over time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fecal coliform bacteria<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of bacteria found in the feces of humans and other animals which are used as&nbsp;indicators&nbsp;of disease-causing bacteria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>feebate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;system that taxes socially undesirable activities and products and uses the money to support more desirable ones; a&nbsp;recently coined&nbsp;word&nbsp;combining&nbsp;&#8220;fee&#8221; and &#8220;rebate.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>feedback<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;circular&nbsp;mechanism in which the result of&nbsp;an initial&nbsp;process triggers changes in a second&nbsp;process that in turn&nbsp;influence&nbsp;the&nbsp;initial&nbsp;process.&nbsp;An interaction which increases or amplifies the&nbsp;original&nbsp;change&nbsp;is called positive feedback; an interaction which decreases the&nbsp;original&nbsp;change&nbsp;is called negative feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>feedlot<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An industrial-scale facility for housing animals at high densities&nbsp;for&nbsp;feeding&nbsp;prior&nbsp;to slaughter; also known as a CAFO.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fertility&nbsp;rate&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see<\/em><strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong>total fertility rate&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>first flush&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;initial&nbsp;quantity of&nbsp;water that runs off a surface at the beginning of a&nbsp;rainstorm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>floodplain<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The flat&nbsp;area&nbsp;adjacent to&nbsp;a river or&nbsp;stream&nbsp;that is subject to period flooding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food chain<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A linear sequence of feeding relationships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food desert<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An urban area in which residents do not have ready access to healthy food.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food forest&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small-scale form of agroforestry in a multi-story combination of food-bearing trees, shrubs, perennials, and annuals.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food miles&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The distance from where a product is grown to where it is eaten.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food security&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state of&nbsp;having access at all times&nbsp;to sufficient,&nbsp;nutritionally adequate,&nbsp;and safe foods&nbsp;that meet dietary needs and food preferences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food sovereignty<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right of people to healthy and culturally&nbsp;appropriate food&nbsp;along with their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>food web<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>foodshed<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A geographic area within which the food for a population is produced, transported, and consumed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>foraging&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice of gathering food&nbsp;found&nbsp;in public or common spaces.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fossil fuel<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combustible geologic deposits&nbsp;formed from partially decomposed remains of organisms trapped in the Earth\u2019s crust&nbsp;and converted to coal,&nbsp;oil,&nbsp;and natural gas by exposure to heat and pressure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fracking<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>see<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>hydraulic fracturing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fragmentation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The breaking up of a habitat patch into two or more smaller pieces, usually by human activities such as agriculture, urban development, or roads.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fuel cell<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A device&nbsp;that&nbsp;generates an electrical current by converting the chemical energy of a fuel supplied from outside the cell into electrical energy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>fuel switching\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Substituting one fuel for another to do the same task.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-7&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-c4d1ae48b7ee20a680c2e3db5972d5eb\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-7\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">G<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-7\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-7-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gaia theory<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The theory that the Earth is an evolving,&nbsp;self-regulating system that&nbsp;maintains&nbsp;conditions favorable to life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>gap analysis<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparing conservation goals, biophysical data, and existing protected areas to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;gaps in ecosystem protection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>generator<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>genetic drift<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gradual loss of genetic variation in a&nbsp;small&nbsp;population&nbsp;due&nbsp;to random events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>genetically modified organism&nbsp;(GMO)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An organism whose genetic code has been altered&nbsp;in a way that could not have occurred naturally by mating or recombination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Genuine Progress Indicator<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;measure of economic progress&nbsp;that&nbsp;considers&nbsp;improvement in well-being and quality of life, proposed as an alternative to Gross Domestic Product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>geographic information systems (GIS)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Computer software which combines maps and databases, with information stored on layers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>gleaning&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice of gathering food from leftover crops in farmers\u2019 fields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>global warming potential&nbsp;(GWP)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A ratio that&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;the greenhouse effect of a&nbsp;particular&nbsp;gas&nbsp;relative&nbsp;to&nbsp;that of&nbsp;the same quantity of carbon dioxide&nbsp;over a fixed&nbsp;period of time, usually 100 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>global warming<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An average increase in the temperature of the atmosphere near the Earth&#8217;s surface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>governance<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;process of decision-making by&nbsp;which an organization or society regulates activities and exercises control over resources; often refers to collective actions of&nbsp;multiple stakeholders&nbsp;working together&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;achieve common goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>graywater<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Untreated wastewater collected from bathroom sinks, showers, bathtubs, and clothes washers which&nbsp;has&nbsp;not&nbsp;come into contact with&nbsp;toilet waste.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>green building<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An energy- and water-efficient building made of nontoxic and often&nbsp;locally-sourced&nbsp;materials&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;environmentally responsible and healthy for its occupants; also known as a high-performance building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>green chemistry<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of chemical materials and processes with little or no toxicity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>green revolution<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The intensification of global food production in the mid-twentieth century&nbsp;based&nbsp;on&nbsp;technologies&nbsp;such as&nbsp;fertilizers, pesticides, irrigation,&nbsp;and&nbsp;high-yield crop varieties.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>green roof<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A kind of roof covering made of a waterproof layer, growing medium, and plants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>greenfield&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open space that has never been built upon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>greenhouse effect<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The warming of a planet\u2019s surface&nbsp;as a result of&nbsp;certain&nbsp;atmospheric gases&nbsp;which&nbsp;absorb&nbsp;some of the&nbsp;infrared&nbsp;solar&nbsp;radiation&nbsp;that&nbsp;would otherwise escape into space and re-radiate this energy back to the surface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>greenhouse gas<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;gas that absorbs&nbsp;infrared radiation&nbsp;in the atmosphere; greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>greenwashing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of deliberately misleading terms&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;portray an environmentally responsible image.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>grid<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A network of interconnected transmission and distribution lines that&nbsp;distributes&nbsp;electricity from power&nbsp;generation stations&nbsp;to users.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>gross domestic product (GDP)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of economic growth consisting of the total value of goods and services produced within the boundaries of a country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>groundwater<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water that has accumulated in saturated soil or rock below the&nbsp;Earth\u2019s&nbsp;surface.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>growth<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An increase in size or an increase in production; growth is a quantitative measure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-8&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-31e4321a8f24ebcf0bb04777c22cba57\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-8\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">H<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-8\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-8-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>habitat<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The physical environment where an organism lives and finds food, water, cover, and space to grow and reproduce.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>habitat corridor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;linear landscape element&nbsp;that connects otherwise isolated habitat patches, allowing&nbsp;movement and dispersal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>habitat fragmentation<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>fragmentation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>habitat patch<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A discrete area large enough to support breeding by a particular species.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hazard<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A phenomenon or activity&nbsp;that can cause damage, disease, injury, or death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hazardous air pollutants&nbsp;(HAPs)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A list of chemicals&nbsp;identified&nbsp;by the EPA which are considered particularly dangerous.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hazardous waste<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A substance which has been discarded which poses a risk to humans or the environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>heat&nbsp;island&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see<\/em><strong>&nbsp;urban heat island effect<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>heat pump<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A refrigeration machine with a reversing valve, used to transfer heat into a building to provide heating or out of a building to provide cooling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>heavy metals<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metals which have high atomic weight, such as lead, mercury, and arsenic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>high-performance building&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An energy- and water-efficient building made of nontoxic and&nbsp;often&nbsp;locally-sourced&nbsp;materials&nbsp;that&nbsp;is&nbsp;environmentally responsible and healthy for its occupants;&nbsp;also known as a green building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hotspot&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>biodiversity hotspot<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>homegarden&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A food forest in a tropical region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>HVAC<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acronym for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning, the&nbsp;system&nbsp;or systems that condition air in a building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hydraulic fracturing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fracturing of fossil fuel-bearing rock using fluids injected underground at high pressures.&nbsp;Also known as fracking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hyperaccumulator&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A plant which can accumulate larger amounts of micronutrients than most other plants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hyporheic zone<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;subsurface&nbsp;environment&nbsp;below&nbsp;a stream&nbsp;channel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>hypothesis<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first step in the scientific method, a\u00a0proposed explanation of a phenomenon that can be tested scientifically.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-9&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ae46e9738da2d12f576d0cd287db7aea\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-9-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-9\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">I<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-9\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-9-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>in Situ<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its original position, from the&nbsp;Latin phrase meaning \u201cin position.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>index&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A composite indicator which combines multiple sources of data into one number.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>indicator<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A representative factor which&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;the condition or functioning of a characteristic or a system, used to measure progress&nbsp;toward to&nbsp;a goal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>indicator species<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A species whose presence&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;particular environmental&nbsp;conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>industrial ecology<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to the design of products and processes that helps an industrial system behave like an ecosystem, where the output from one industry is the input for another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>industrial symbiosis&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A network of exchanges in which the output from one industry is the input for another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>industrialized agriculture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large-scale farming using fossil fuel-driven machinery,&nbsp;large amounts&nbsp;of irrigation water, synthetic fertilizers, pesticides,&nbsp;and monoculture planting; also known as agribusiness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>infiltration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process in which rainwater flows through or is absorbed by pores in soil.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>infrastructure&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The technological support&nbsp;systems used to transport people, goods, water, waste, energy, and information in human communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>instrumental value&nbsp;<\/strong>The&nbsp;assumption that a thing is valuable only&nbsp;insofar as&nbsp;it benefits humans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>integrated pest management&nbsp;(IPM)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ecologically based strategy which controls insects with minimal use of pesticides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>intergenerational equity&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept that all human generations, including&nbsp;present&nbsp;and future, have an equal right to a&nbsp;stable climate and&nbsp;healthy biosphere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>intrinsic value&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assumption that a thing has value in and for itself, regardless of its usefulness to humans.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>invasive species<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A species introduced outside its normal distribution&nbsp;which&nbsp;increases in&nbsp;abundance at the expense of native species, interfering with an ecosystem\u2019s normal functioning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>irradiation<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A food processing method in which food is exposed to a dose of radiation for the purpose of killing pathogenic bacteria and insects by disrupting their DNA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-10&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7f81a9dde76f54bc1f33a0ca4583df6e\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-10-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-10\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">J<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-10\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-10-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">No entries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-11&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-6b294ead687201c713d5136dd115012e\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-11-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-11\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">K<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-11\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-11-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>keystone species<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A species so critical to an ecosystem that its removal&nbsp;could cause major disruption for the whole ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>knowledge capital&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A community\u2019s or cultural group\u2019s store of knowledge, skills, and understanding of the places where they live.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kyoto Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An international treaty adopted in 1997 at\u00a0the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change\u00a0and expiring in 2012\u00a0which limited\u00a0carbon dioxide emissions for those developed countries that signed it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-12&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-33767b249ab611ae35c5793dbf83aa97\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-12-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-12\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">L<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-12\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-12-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>land trust<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nonprofit organization that works to&nbsp;acquire&nbsp;land, to help others&nbsp;acquire&nbsp;land or conservation easements, and to provide stewardship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>landfarming&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A type of bioremediation in which waste or contaminated soil is spread in a thin layer on the land so that it is easily accessible by aerobic soil microorganisms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>landfill<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A waste disposal site for long-term storage of solid waste in which waste is buried.&nbsp;<em>See also&nbsp;<\/em>sanitary&nbsp;landfill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>leachate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liquid in a landfill consisting of rainwater, liquid from organic waste, and dissolved pollutants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LEED<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, a&nbsp;green building certification system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>life cycle assessment<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A method for quantifying&nbsp;the total&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;impacts&nbsp;of a material, product, or building through all phases of its life from&nbsp;cradle to grave; also known as life cycle analysis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LED<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Light-emitting diode; a&nbsp;semiconductor device&nbsp;used for lighting which consumes&nbsp;less energy and lasts&nbsp;longer than other current lighting technologies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>listing&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The addition of a species considered to be facing&nbsp;a high risk&nbsp;of extinction to a list of endangered species such as the&nbsp;international&nbsp;IUCN Red List or the lists&nbsp;maintained&nbsp;by the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service,&nbsp;mandated by the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Endangered Species Act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Living Building&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;stringent&nbsp;green building certification system&nbsp;based on the Living Building Challenge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Living Machine<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A proprietary biological wastewater treatment system which&nbsp;use&nbsp;a series of tanks&nbsp;containing&nbsp;communities of bacteria, plants, and animals.&nbsp;A brand of advanced ecologically engineered systems&nbsp;(AEES)&nbsp;now known as&nbsp;the&nbsp;Eco-Machine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>locavore<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A person who eats primarily locally produced food.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>low-hanging fruit\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An informal term used to describe targets which are easy to\u00a0achieve\u00a0and which carry no or low cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-13&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ce1f914c4f483f146c50c09b41a080dc\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-13-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-13\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">M<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-13\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-13-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mass extinction<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An extraordinary extinction event in which&nbsp;a large proportion&nbsp;of the world\u2019s species become extinct in a&nbsp;relatively&nbsp;short&nbsp;time&nbsp;period&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>matter<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any physical substance; something&nbsp;which occupies space&nbsp;and has&nbsp;mass.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>measurement and verification (M&amp;V)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A written plan which verifies that investments in energy efficiency measures are providing the benefits expected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>membrane bioreactor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A compact device for wastewater treatment consisting of a series of tanks where bacteria living on membranes break down nutrients.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>metapopulation<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A collection of local populations of the same species linked by some degree of&nbsp;migration; a \u201cpopulation of populations.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>methane hydrate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A partly frozen mix of methane gas&nbsp;and ice, usually found in sediments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>microplastic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Particles of synthetic&nbsp;plastic which&nbsp;are smaller than a few millimeters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>microtopography&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Small-scale variations in the shape of the surface of the land, resulting in a diversity of microhabitats.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Milankovitch cycles<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regularly recurring changes in the tilt of Earth\u2019s axis, precession of Earth\u2019s axis, and eccentricity of Earth\u2019s orbit which&nbsp;influence&nbsp;cycles of cooling and warming climate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mitigation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Climate change: Measures undertaken&nbsp;to minimize the extent or impact of a problem such as climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Habitat:&nbsp;A mechanism in which a damaged&nbsp;habitat&nbsp;is&nbsp;rehabilitated&nbsp;or an intact habitat area is set aside to compensate for habitat that is destroyed elsewhere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>monoculture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The planting of a single crop over a large area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montreal Protocol<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>An international treaty signed in 1987 which phases out the production and use of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>moral standing<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;status of an entity whose interests matter intrinsically and&nbsp;must be given consideration&nbsp;in the moral assessment of actions and events.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mulch&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A layer of organic material&nbsp;spread&nbsp;over the surface of soil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>municipal solid waste (MSW)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Waste from households, offices, institutions, and small&nbsp;businesses;&nbsp;called&nbsp;\u2018municipal\u2019&nbsp;because such waste is the responsibility of local governments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mutagen<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;substance which damages&nbsp;genetic material, or DNA, in cells.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mycoremediation&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of&nbsp;fungi&nbsp;to&nbsp;break down contaminants.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>mycorrhizae<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A symbiotic relationship between the roots of most plants and certain fungi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-14&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-5de018dae9229d202eaa61aa8dc193a1\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-14-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-14\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">N<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-14\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-14-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nanoplastic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Particles of synthetic&nbsp;plastic which&nbsp;are smaller than a few micrometers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>native species<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Species that&nbsp;developed&nbsp;in the place where they live and are adapted to conditions there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>natural capital<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Environmental resources and ecosystem services that make all economic activity possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nest predation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The action of predators who eat juvenile&nbsp;birds&nbsp;in the nest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>net metering<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A billing arrangement that allows customers who generate their own electricity to sell excess electricity to the local power utility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>net zero carbon<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The condition in which&nbsp;the amount of&nbsp;CO<sub>2<\/sub><sub>&nbsp;<\/sub>entering the atmosphere equals the amount that is removed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>net zero&nbsp;energy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A net-zero energy building is one which produces as much energy as it uses over the course of&nbsp;a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>neurotoxin<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A toxin that&nbsp;damages&nbsp;the nervous system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Urbanism&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An urban design movement similar to smart growth promoted by the Congress for&nbsp;the New&nbsp;Urbanism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>niche<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The role an organism plays in its ecosystem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nonlinearity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A condition in which there is no simple&nbsp;proportional&nbsp;relationship between cause and effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nonpoint source<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A diffuse source of pollutants that cannot be tied to a specific point of origin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>nonrenewable resource<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A natural resource&nbsp;with a finite supply&nbsp;that cannot be replaced once used, or one that cannot be replaced as fast as it is consumed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>no-till farming&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to growing crops by planting in undisturbed soil covered by crop residues and other mulch.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>novel ecosystem&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A self-organizing ecosystem composed of species and their interactions that differ from those that prevailed historically, resulting from human influence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>novel entities<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of 9 planetary boundaries which includes\u00a0includes\u00a0synthetic chemicals, plastics, radioactive materials, and interventions such as genetically modified organisms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-15&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-096fcca272de7d173d1e205fb5818ea4\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-15-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-15\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">O<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-15\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-15-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>off-gassing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The emission of volatile organic compounds from synthetic and natural products.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>offset<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A voluntary payment made to&nbsp;reduce pollution or emissions&nbsp;at one location&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;compensate for an equal quantity of pollution or emissions at another location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>oil shale<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Underground formation of fine-grained sedimentary rock that&nbsp;contains&nbsp;kerogen, a waxy hydrocarbon&nbsp;that can be converted to a heavy oil called shale oil when heated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>open graded&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aggregate all of which is within the same size range.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>organic agriculture<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general method of growing crops using environmentally healthy methods and without using synthetic fertilizers or pesticides; also known as organic farming.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>overconsumption<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The act of consuming something&nbsp;in excess of&nbsp;its ability to be renewed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>overshoot<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gap between the demand for ecosystem services and the rate at which nature can provide them, that is,\u00a0the amount by which resource\u00a0consumption and waste production exceed nature\u2019s capacity to create\u00a0new resources\u00a0and absorb waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-16&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f00f966f88bab7a276f6409e9c560d69\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-16-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-16\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">P<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-16\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-16-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>paradigm<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fundamental framework for understanding the world; a coherent set of assumptions and concepts that defines a way of viewing reality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>particulate material<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matter in the form of fine&nbsp;solid&nbsp;particles&nbsp;or liquid droplets&nbsp;small enough to be suspended in air or water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>passive solar heating&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Methods for using&nbsp;sunlight&nbsp;for heating without the use of active mechanical devices such as pumps&nbsp;or&nbsp;fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>passive ventilation&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Methods for using air movement for cooling without the use of active mechanical devices such as pumps or fans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PassivHaus<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A European design standard&nbsp;for energy-efficient buildings that use passive heating and cooling methods.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>patch&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see<\/em><strong>&nbsp;habitat patch<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>peak oil<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The point at which oil reaches its highest production levels, after which the rate of production declines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>peat<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Partially decomposed plant material that has accumulated in a water-saturated anaerobic environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>peer review<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process in which writing or research work is evaluated by outside experts in a relevant field to&nbsp;determine&nbsp;whether the work is of high enough quality to publish.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>permaculture&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A design strategy for agriculture and human&nbsp;communities&nbsp;based on&nbsp;observing&nbsp;patterns in nature; the word was coined by combining the words \u201cpermanent\u201d and \u201cagriculture.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>persistence<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The property of a substance which lasts a long time without changing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>persistent organic pollutant&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A class of organic chemicals that&nbsp;remain&nbsp;unchanged for&nbsp;long periods&nbsp;of time, accumulate in the food chain, and are toxic to humans and other animals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pesticide<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A synthetic substance designed to kill unwanted organisms; categories of pesticides include insecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, and fungicides.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>petroleum<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the three types of fossil fuel; also known as oil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pH<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;scale which&nbsp;indicates&nbsp;the degree of acidity or alkalinity, based on a&nbsp;measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions in water.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>phantom power&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Energy consumed by electronic devices when they are turned off or in standby mode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>photovoltaic cell<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A semiconductor&nbsp;device&nbsp;which converts solar energy directly to electricity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>phytoremediation&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of plants to treat pollutants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pioneer<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A species that colonizes a site&nbsp;in the earliest stages of&nbsp;succession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>place-based learning<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to learning&nbsp;in&nbsp;which&nbsp;curriculum is&nbsp;based on local knowledge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>point source<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source of pollution that comes from a single,&nbsp;identifiable&nbsp;source.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pollution<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The accumulation of substances with adverse effects on the health of living organisms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>pollution prevention<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The design of&nbsp;a process&nbsp;or activity&nbsp;to&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;or&nbsp;eliminate&nbsp;the creation of pollution or waste at the source.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>polycrisis<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An emergent phenomenon of multiple crises interacting in a complex system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>population<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of individuals of one species living&nbsp;within a particular&nbsp;area.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>population ecology&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study of&nbsp;the growth, decline, and changes in populations of organisms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>potable water<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water which&nbsp;is suitable for drinking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>power&nbsp;grid<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>grid<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>power<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rate at which energy is transferred.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ppb&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parts per billion; the number of parts of a chemical found in one billion parts of a particular gas, liquid, or solid mixture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ppm&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parts per million; the number of parts of a chemical found in one&nbsp;million parts of a particular gas, liquid, or solid mixture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>precautionary principle<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to making decisions in a way that leaves a margin of safety because of the possibility of causing unexpected harm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>preservation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efforts to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;an area&nbsp;in a state that&nbsp;is&nbsp;relatively&nbsp;undisturbed&nbsp;by humans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>proxy\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An indicator which\u00a0stands in\u00a0for another\u00a0measurement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-17&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-2bbb3b48c3970d54cccea6c14caebdd4\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-17-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-17\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Q<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-17\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-17-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>quad<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">One\u00a0quadrillion\u00a0Btus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-18&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-e899a6c06ba4ff1d6b9303aef57bb4c4\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-18-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-18\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">R<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-18\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-18-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>radioactivity&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The emission of atomic particles as atomic nuclei&nbsp;decay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>rain garden<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A planted depression in the landscape where stormwater runoff collects temporarily as it infiltrates into the soil below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>rainwater endowment<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amount of&nbsp;rainwater which&nbsp;can be captured on a particular site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>rainwater harvesting<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of collecting water that falls as rain and storing it for later use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>rammed earth&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A construction method in which soil is laid in formwork and compacted in layers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>reclamation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of&nbsp;restoring&nbsp;a&nbsp;degraded&nbsp;site&nbsp;to an ecologically healthy state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>reconciliation ecology<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach&nbsp;to restoration that deliberately&nbsp;shares the places where humans live with other species.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>recycling<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A waste disposal method which extracts materials from the waste stream and processes them so that they can be reused in some way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>remanufacturing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of&nbsp;repairing or rebuilding products or parts&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;use them again&nbsp;with&nbsp;the same function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>remediation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of&nbsp;cleaning up a polluted site using physical,&nbsp;chemical&nbsp;or biological&nbsp;means.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>renewable energy certificate (REC)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tradable commodity that&nbsp;represents&nbsp;a unit of electricity generated from a renewable energy source; also known as renewable energy credits, green certificates, or green tags.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>renewable resource<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A resource&nbsp;that is&nbsp;replenished&nbsp;by natural processes and&nbsp;not depleted by moderate use.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>replacement fertility rate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of births per woman that will&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;the&nbsp;human&nbsp;population size constant at zero population growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>reserve<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total known amount of an economically recoverable resource.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>reservoir<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;location&nbsp;where energy or matter&nbsp;are&nbsp;stored in systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>residence time<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average amount of time that a substance spends in a particular reservoir.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>resilience<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;of a system to accommodate&nbsp;change&nbsp;and still&nbsp;retain&nbsp;the same&nbsp;function and structure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>resource<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total&nbsp;quantity of&nbsp;a&nbsp;material that exists in the Earth\u2019s crust,&nbsp;whether or not&nbsp;it has been discovered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>restoration&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>ecological restoration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>restoration ecology<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A scientific discipline that focuses on the recovery of degraded biodiversity and ecosystem function.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>rhizosphere&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The area of soil&nbsp;immediately&nbsp;around plant roots&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>riparian&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relating to or inhabiting the banks of a stream or river.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>risk<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The probability of an adverse consequence.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R-value\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of a material\u2019s resistance to heat flow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-19&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-67e849e190a358797b93797803a96679\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-19-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-19\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">S<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-19\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-19-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>saltwater intrusion<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movement of saltwater into freshwater aquifers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sanitary landfill&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A landfill&nbsp;engineered&nbsp;to prevent leaks&nbsp;from contaminating&nbsp;soil and water.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>scientific method<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A systematic&nbsp;study of a problem&nbsp;in which scientists, collectively and over time,&nbsp;observe&nbsp;and describe a phenomenon, develop a hypothesis, collect data,&nbsp;and&nbsp;use the data to&nbsp;evaluate&nbsp;the hypothesis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>seed sovereignty<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right of people to breed and exchange seeds which can be saved, from which new plants can be grown, and which are not patented, genetically modified, owned, or controlled by corporate entities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>semiconductor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A material that conducts electric current&nbsp;under some conditions and whose electrical properties can be manipulated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sequestration&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The removal and storage of an element such as carbon in a sink through biological or physical processes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>service learning&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning by doing&nbsp;while&nbsp;working on solutions to community problems.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>servicizing&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An invented word which refers to the practice of providing a service instead of a product.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>shale&nbsp;oil<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slow-flowing, heavy oil produced when kerogen in oil shale is&nbsp;heated;&nbsp;subsequently&nbsp;refined to produce gasoline and other petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>silo&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An insulated, vertical unit within an organization with little outside exchange of information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sink<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;reservoir&nbsp;where matter is stored and removed from system interactions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>smart grid<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A networked microgrid that uses&nbsp;two-way meters, intelligent controls, telecommunications, and distributed storage&nbsp;to distribute electricity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>smart growth&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An approach to urban planning which features compact, walkable, and transit-oriented neighborhoods with a mix of uses, housing types, and affordability levels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>smog<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air pollution&nbsp;formed&nbsp;by the interaction of pollutants and sunlight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>social capital&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The capacity of a society to act in a cohesive way, built upon its cultural institutions and relationships.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>social justice&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see&nbsp;<\/em><strong>equity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>social marketing<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;application of marketing principles to support social change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>soil horizon&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One layer of soil in a soil profile.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>soil profile&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pattern of soil layers in a particular place from the surface toward the bedrock below.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>solar&nbsp;cell&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see<\/em><strong>&nbsp;photovoltaic cell<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>source<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A storage compartment in the environment that releases matter to another location.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sparging&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The injection of air directly into groundwater to increase oxygen available to bacteria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sprawl&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A human settlement pattern characterized by low-density&nbsp;land use, single-use zoning, and automobile dependency.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>stakeholder&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A person or group who can be&nbsp;impacted&nbsp;by&nbsp;an outcome or&nbsp;decision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>steady state<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The condition in which inputs and outputs of a system are in equilibrium.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>stewardship<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsible care of the natural world. Also, the belief that humans have a unique responsibility to make decisions about&nbsp;the use and management of&nbsp;natural resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stockholm Convention&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>An international treaty signed in 2001 which limits or&nbsp;eliminates&nbsp;the production of&nbsp;persistent organic pollutants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>stormwater&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water that falls as rain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>strong sustainability<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An&nbsp;approach to economics which says that human and natural capital&nbsp;are not interchangeable and that natural capital is the limiting factor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>structural<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A regulatory and policy-based approach to sustainability solutions, in contrast to an individual approach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>structural diversity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Variation in&nbsp;the vertical and horizontal&nbsp;features of a landscape.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>submetering&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practice of using&nbsp;additional&nbsp;meters provided by building owners to record energy use in selected portions of a facility.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>succession<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Progressive change in species composition,&nbsp;structure, and ecosystem characteristics in a community, often in response to a disturbance,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Superfund&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program&nbsp;mandated&nbsp;by CERCLA and&nbsp;operated&nbsp;by the EPA for remediation of particularly polluted sites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sustainability&nbsp;indicator&nbsp;<\/strong><em>see<\/em><strong>&nbsp;indicator<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sustainability<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state in which the needs of all members of the biosphere are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sustainability science&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An interdisciplinary field of study of&nbsp;the interactions between natural,&nbsp;social, and human systems&nbsp;and with&nbsp;how&nbsp;those interactions&nbsp;impact&nbsp;sustainable development.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sustainable development<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of&nbsp;future generations to meet their own needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>sustainable<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A method of using resources&nbsp;or meeting needs&nbsp;in such a way that we can continue to&nbsp;do so&nbsp;indefinitely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>swale&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A linear drainage channel with a vegetated surface.&nbsp;<em>See also<\/em>&nbsp;bioswale.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>symbiosis<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A relationship&nbsp;between&nbsp;two organisms from&nbsp;different species&nbsp;who&nbsp;live with and interact with each other,&nbsp;benefiting&nbsp;both of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>system<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An integrated whole made of interconnected parts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>systems thinking<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A way of\u00a0perceiving\u00a0reality which considers relationships, processes, and interconnected parts of unified wholes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-20&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-0d621910eaed743af3c34a19b1d5adde\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-20-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-20\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">T<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-20\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-20-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>take-back&nbsp;program&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practice in which manufacturers assume responsibility for reusing or recycling the&nbsp;products which&nbsp;they&nbsp;produced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>tar sand<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A naturally occurring deposit of sand impregnated with&nbsp;bitumen, a heavy oil&nbsp;that is extracted by heating;&nbsp;subsequently&nbsp;refined to produce petroleum products.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>teratogen<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A substance which causes abnormalities in developing embryos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>theory<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An explanation of a phenomenon that has been rigorously tested and become accepted by&nbsp;a general consensus&nbsp;of scientists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thermal mass<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A heavy, dense building material which absorbs heat, stores it, and&nbsp;reradiates it slowly.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thermal pollution&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unhealthy change in water temperature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>thermodynamics<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A branch of physics that deals with the transformation of energy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>threatened species<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A species considered to be likely to become endangered in the near future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>throughput&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of materials and energy that flow through a system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>tipping point<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The critical transition at which accumulated&nbsp;small changes&nbsp;a&nbsp;cause&nbsp;a system to shift abruptly and irreversibly into a new state.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>total fertility rate<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of children born to an average woman during her lifetime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>total suspended solids<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine particles suspended in water, too&nbsp;small&nbsp;to be removed by settling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>toxicant&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A substance that&nbsp;is harmful to living organisms.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>toxicity<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The degree to which a substance can damage living cells.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>toxin<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A toxicant produced by a living organism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;cumulative body of knowledge about the natural world&nbsp;acquired&nbsp;by Indigenous&nbsp;and local people over time through direct experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>tragedy of the commons<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The degradation of a public resource, the accumulated result of decisions by multiple self-interested individuals to maximize their own personal interests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>transformation<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;change in the fundamental attributes of a system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>transition<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>process of moving to a different state or&nbsp;condition in&nbsp;incremental steps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>transit-oriented&nbsp;development (TOD)<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An element of smart growth in which neighborhood development is clustered around convenient transit stations and&nbsp;located&nbsp;along transit corridors.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>transport<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ways in which a pollutant moves through the environment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>transportation demand management (TDM)&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A set of tools and strategies for changing travel behavior&nbsp;in order to&nbsp;reduce the number of automobile vehicle trips and vehicle miles driven.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>triatomic&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A molecule composed of three atoms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>triple bottom line<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The concept that sustainability&nbsp;rests&nbsp;upon the three pillars of environment, economics, and equity, also known as planet, people, profit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>trophic level<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;position&nbsp;a&nbsp;group of organisms&nbsp;with&nbsp;similar&nbsp;feeding function occupies&nbsp;in a food web.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>turbidity<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of water clarity resulting from\u00a0suspended\u00a0particles\u00a0which\u00a0block\u00a0light.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-21&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b96dbe44bd449adcfa7dba25aa83ccfc\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-21-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-21\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">U<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-21\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-21-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>urban heat island effect<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The phenomenon in which air&nbsp;temperature&nbsp;in cities&nbsp;is&nbsp;several degrees warmer than in surrounding&nbsp;rural&nbsp;areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>U-value&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A measure of a material\u2019s ability to conduct heat; the reciprocal of R-value.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-22&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-14c81f317f1d234cc4f4c7e3c758e985\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-22-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-22\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">V<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-22\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-22-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>virtual water<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The quantity of water&nbsp;required&nbsp;for the production of&nbsp;food&nbsp;or&nbsp;other&nbsp;goods, measured at the place where they were&nbsp;actually produced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>volatile organic compounds (VOCs)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organic compounds that vaporize at room temperature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-23&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-b659db96052da580513c0f3eb8c60fc1\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-23-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-23\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">W<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-23\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-23-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>waste<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unwanted or discarded material.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>waste-to-energy<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A process which captures methane from landfills and burns it in gas turbines to generate electricity&nbsp;or heat.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>water footprint<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The virtual water content of a good or service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>water service company (WASCO)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A company which provides water auditing and conservation services for a building and whose fees are paid for out of water-use savings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>water table<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The upper boundary of the&nbsp;zone of saturation, or groundwater.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>watershed<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An area of land that drains&nbsp;water to&nbsp;a specific&nbsp;river system or&nbsp;water&nbsp;body.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>weak sustainability<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An&nbsp;approach to economics which says that human-made capital can be substituted for natural capital.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>wetland delineation&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;the location and size of a wetland for the purposes of meeting regulations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>wetland<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An area of land that is periodically saturated with water&nbsp;and&nbsp;characterized by vegetation adapted for life in saturated-soil conditions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>wicked problems<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Problems\u00a0that are difficult to solve because they are complex, interconnected, and continually evolving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-24&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-83a1a4385cd7b136325795a8ad7ed2ef\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-24-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-24\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">X<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-24\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-24-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>xenobiotic<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">A synthetic chemical substance which is foreign to living systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-25&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-22f9c23feaf6f1816ea229084be94446\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;color:#333333;background-color:#f7f7f7\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-25-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-25\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Y<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-25\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-25-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">No entries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-26&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-border-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-162c7fdee0f125570a22ddd199063545\" 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style=\"border-color:#aaaaaa;border-width:1px;background-color:#f1f1f1;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>zero waste<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">An approach in which every material is a&nbsp;resource&nbsp;and waste does not build up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p 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