Sustainability in our contemporary society

Abstract

Sustainability originates from the word, sustain- the ability to preserve. Both are alike but differ in their own way. Sustainability is based on one principle: Things that enable people survive and attain better living conditions directly or indirectly from their natural environment. The natural environment is a foundation to any other definition of sustainability. This is because the environment determines people’s association with the world. Here also, Le Chatelier’s principle is used to illustrate the nature at which the categories of sustainability affect themselves.

Keywords: Sustainable development, environmental sustainability, agricultural sustainability, economic sustainability, cultural sustainability, socio-political sustainability, life sustainability, Le Chatelier’s principle.