IB ESS SL 1.3.4 Social Sustainability Topic Practice

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IB Environmental Systems and Societies

Topic 1: Foundation

1.1 Perspectives

1.3 Sustainability

1.3.1—Sustainability definition

1.3.2—Three pillars of sustainability

1.3.3—Environmental sustainability

1.3.4—Social sustainability

1.3.5—Economic sustainability

1.3.6—Sustainable development

1.3.7—Ecosystem collapse

1.3.8—GDP limitations

1.3.9—Environmental justice

1.3.10—Inequality and resource access

1.3.11—Scales of sustainability and justice

1.3.12—Sustainability indicators

1.3.13—Ecological footprints

1.3.14—Carbon and water footprints

1.3.15—Biocapacity

1.3.16—Citizen science

1.3.17—Sustainability frameworks

1.3.18—UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

1.3.19—Planetary boundaries model

1.3.20—Doughnut economics model

1.3.21—Circular economy model

Topic 2: Ecology

2.1 Individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems

2.2 Energy and biomass in ecosystems

2.3 Biogeochemical cycles

2.4 Climate and biomes

2.5 Zonation, succession and change

Topic 3: Biodiversity and conservation

3.1 Biodiversity and evolution

3.2 Human impact on biodiversity

3.3 Conservation and regeneration

4.1 Water systems

4.2 Water access, use and security

4.3 Aquatic food production systems

4.4 Water pollution

5.2 Agriculture and food

Topic 6: Atmosphere and climate change

6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere

6.2 Climate change—causes and impacts

6.3 Climate change—mitigation and adaptation

6.4 Stratospheric ozone

Topic 7: Natural resources

7.1 Natural resources—uses and management

7.2 Energy sources—uses and management

7.3 Solid waste

Topic 8: Human populations and urban systems

8.1 Human populations

8.2 Urban systems and urban planning

8.3 Urban air pollution

HL.a Environmental law

HL.b Environmental economics

HL.c Environmental ethics

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