Jardinage biologiquethumb|Un jardin biologique. Le jardinage biologique consiste à appliquer au jardinage les principes de l'agriculture biologique. La principale différence avec l'agriculture biologique réside dans le fait que le jardinage, qui peut n'être qu'une activité de loisirs, est soumis à d'autres contraintes économiques que celles de l'agriculture. Par rapport au jardinage classique, les principales différences portent sur : la suppression des intrants chimiques : pesticides, herbicides, acaricides...
Decentralized wastewater systemDecentralized wastewater systems (also referred to as decentralized wastewater treatment systems) convey, treat and dispose or reuse wastewater from small and low-density communities, buildings and dwellings in remote areas, individual public or private properties. Wastewater flow is generated when appropriate water supply is available within the buildings or close to them. Decentralized wastewater systems treat, reuse or dispose the effluent in relatively close vicinity to its source of generation.
Dry toiletA dry toilet (or non-flush toilet, no flush toilet or toilet without a flush) is a toilet which, unlike a flush toilet, does not use flush water. Dry toilets do not use water to move excreta along or block odors. They do not produce sewage, and are not connected to a sewer system or septic tank. Instead, excreta falls through a drop hole. A variety of dry toilets exist, ranging from simple bucket toilets to specialized incinerating and freezing toilets.
Toilettesvignette|Une toilette contemporaine, avec rinçage intégré, par chasse d'eau. Les toilettes (nom féminin) sont un local appelé aussi cabinets, ou « petit coin », ou en Belgique et au Canada la toilette, ou encore le binoche (Belgique) consacré à la discrétion et l'intimité du moment de soulagement volontaire des déjections corporelles : urine et défécation principalement.
Sustainable consumptionSustainable consumption (sometimes abbreviated to "SC") is the use of products and services in ways that minimizes impacts on the environment. Sustainable consumption is done in a way that needs are met for present humans but also for future generations. Sustainable consumption is often paralleled with sustainable production; consumption refers to use and disposal (or recycling) not just by individuals and households, but also by governments, businesses, and other organizations.
DurabilitéLes termes durabilité ou soutenabilité sont utilisés depuis les années 1990 pour désigner une configuration de la société humaine qui lui permet d'assurer sa pérennité. Une telle organisation humaine repose sur le maintien d'un environnement vivable, permettant le développement économique et social à l'échelle planétaire et, selon les points de vue, sur une organisation sociale équitable. La période de transition vers la durabilité peut se faire par le développement durable, via la transition énergétique et la transition écologique notamment.
Sustainable food systemA sustainable food system is a type of food system that provides healthy food to people and creates sustainable environmental, economic, and social systems that surround food. Sustainable food systems start with the development of sustainable agricultural practices, development of more sustainable food distribution systems, creation of sustainable diets, and reduction of food waste throughout the system. Sustainable food systems have been argued to be central to many or all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainable livingSustainable living describes a lifestyle that attempts to reduce the use of Earth's natural resources by an individual or society. Its practitioners often attempt to reduce their ecological footprint (including their carbon footprint) by altering their home designs and methods of transportation, energy consumption and diet. Its proponents aim to conduct their lives in ways that are consistent with sustainability, naturally balanced, and respectful of humanity's symbiotic relationship with the Earth's natural ecology.
Agriculture durableL'agriculture durable (anciennement soutenable, traduction alternative de l'anglais sustainable) est l'application à l'agriculture des principes du développement durable tels que définis par la communauté internationale à Rio de Janeiro en . Il s'agit d'un système de production agricole qui vise à assurer une production pérenne de nourriture, de bois et de fibres en respectant les limites écologiques, économiques et sociales qui assurent la maintenance dans le temps de cette production.
Night soilNight soil is a historically used euphemism for human excreta collected from cesspools, privies, pail closets, pit latrines, privy middens, septic tanks, etc. This material was removed from the immediate area, usually at night, by workers employed in this trade. Sometimes it could be transported out of towns and sold on as a fertilizer. Another definition is "untreated excreta transported without water (e.g. via containers or buckets)". Night soil was produced as a result of a sanitation system in areas without sewer systems or septic tanks.
Pail closetA pail closet or pail privy or dirt closet was a room used for the disposal of human excreta, under the "pail system" (or Rochdale system) of waste removal. The "closet" (a word which had long meant "toilet" in one usage) was a small outhouse (privy) which contained a seat, underneath which a portable receptacle was placed. This bucket (pail), into which the user would defecate, was removed and emptied by the local authority on a regular basis. The contents, known euphemistically as night soil, would either be incinerated or composted into fertiliser.
Bioaccumulationthumb|upright=1.2|Principe de la bioamplification La bioaccumulation désigne la capacité de certains organismes (végétaux, animaux, fongiques, microbiens) à absorber et concentrer dans tout ou une partie de leur organisme (partie vivante ou inerte telle que l'écorce ou le bois de l'arbre, la coquille de la moule, la corne, etc.) certaines substances chimiques, éventuellement rares dans l'environnement (oligo-éléments utiles ou indispensables, ou toxiques indésirables).
