Mini – dictionary of sustainable management english – finnish – french –german– italian-slovak

1. Mini – dictionaryof sustainable managementenglish – finnish – french –german– italian-slovak Cooler World

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6. Accountability 1000 • Accountability is a new social standard for building sustainability. AccountAbility 1000 is a not-for-profit certification and research organization founded in the UK in 1995. The 1000 Series is AccounAbility’s guidelines for reporting on social, environmental and ethical performance. Vastuullisuus (fi) Responsabilité (fr) Rechenschaftspflicht (ge) Responsabilità (it) Zodpovednosť (sk) Alphabetical index

7. Agriculture • Agriculture is the economic activity that consists in the cultivation of species vegetables. The main purpose of agriculture is to obtain produced of the plants to use to alimentary scope or not, but other purposes are possible also that they do not preview necessarily the removal of the products. Maatalous (fi) Agriculture (fr) Landwirtschaft(ge) Agricoltura (it) Poľnohospodárstvo (sk) Alphabetical index

8. Air Pollution • The release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. Common gaseous pollutants include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide,chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles. Photochemical ozone and smog are created as nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons react to sunlight. Ilman saastuminen (fi) Pollution de l’air (fr) Luftverschmutzung (ge) Inquinamento atmosferico (it) Znečistenie ovzdušia (sk) Alphabetical index

9. Automation • The term identification technology that uses automation control systems (such as logic circuits or processors) to control machines and processes, reducing the need for human intervention. It is accomplished by performing repetitive tasks or complex, but even if you have to call security or certainty of the Tourism is the practice, the action taken by those traveling and visiting places for the purpose of entertainment, knowledge and education. action or simply for convenience. Automaatio (fi) Automatisation (fr) Automatisierung (ge) Automazione (it) Automatizácia (sk) Alphabetical index

10. Bearable • Capable of being borne though unpleasant. In reference to the sustainability the term indicate it can / need to adopt best practice to do e.g. “the weather more bearable”. Siedettävä (fi) Durable (fr) Tragfähig (Ge) Sopportabile (It) Znesiteľný (sk) Alphabetical index

11. Basicneeds • The basic needs approach is one of the major approaches to the measurement of absolute poverty. It attempts to define the absolute minimum resources necessary for long-term physical well being, usually in terms of consumption goods. A traditional list of immediate "basic needs" is food (including water), shelter, and clothing. Many modern lists emphasize the minimum level of consumption of 'basic needs' of not just food, water and shelter, but sanitation, education and healthcare Perustarpeet( fi) Besoins fondamentaux (fr) Grundbedürfnisse (ge) Bisogni primari (it) Základné potreby (sk) Alphabetical index

12. Bio-diversity • Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or an whole planet. Rapid environmental changes generally cause extinctions. The 99.9 percent of species that existed on Earth are now extinct. Luonnon monimuotoisuus (fi) Biodiversité (fr) Artenvielfalt (ge) Biodiversitá (it) Bio-diverzita (sk) Alphabetical index

13. Carryingcapacity • The carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment. In population biology, carrying capacity is defined as the environment's maximal load, which is different from the concept of population equilibrium. Sietokyky (fi) Capacité de charge (fr) Tragfähigkeit (ge) Capacità di carico (it) Nosnosť (sk) Alphabetical index

14. Climatechange • Climate change is a long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. n recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate. It may be qualified as anthropogenic climate change, more generally known as global warming or anthropogenic global warming Ilmastonmuutos (fi) Changement climatique(fr) Klimawandel (ge) Cambiamento climatico (it) Klimatická zmena (sk) Alphabetical index

15. Compostable • This is pretty close to biodegradable plastic but "greener". The plastic to be considered as compostable, it must be able to break down into carbon dioxide, water and biomass at the same rate as paper. It also needs to look like compost, should not produce any toxic material and should be able to support plant life. Compostable items are made from plant materials such as corn, potato, cellulose, soy and sugar. Kompostoituva (fi) Compostable (fr) Kompostierbar (ge) Compostabile (it) Kompostovateľný (sk) Alphabetical index

16. Composttoilets • A composting toilet is an aerobic processing system that treats excreta, typically with no water or small volumes of flush water, via composting or managed aerobic decomposition. This is usually a faster process than the anaerobic decomposition at work in most wastewater systems, such as septic systems. Komposti wc (fi) Compost toilette (fr) Kompost-Toiletten (ge) Compost toilette (it) Suchý záchod (sk) Alphabetical index

17. Conserve • From the latin word “conservare”, comp. from “cum” (with) and “servare”(to look after ). In sustainability this term refers to water conservation, energy, biodiversity, etc. Säilyttää (fi) Conserver (fr) Erhalten (ge) Conservare (it) Zachovať (sk) Alphabetical index

18. Cross-culturalexperience • Cross cultural communication gives opportunities to share ideas, experiences, and different perspectives and perception by interacting with local people.  Monikulttuurinen kokemus (fi) Expériences interculturelles (fr) Interkulturelle Erfahrungen (ge) Esperienze interculturali (it) Interkultúrnaskúsenosť (sk) Alphabetical index

19. Deforestation • Deforestation is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a no forest use. Examples of deforestation include conversion of forestland to agriculture or urban use. Metsäkato (fi) Déforestation (fr) Abholzung (ge) Deforestazione (it) Odlesňovanie (sk) Alphabetical index

20. The Earth charter • Is an Unesco document that suggests us, how we can build building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. This document is an agreement among the people of the world. The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the future generations. It is a vision of hope and a call to action. The Earth Charter (fi, fr, ge, it, sk) Alphabetical index

21. Eco municipality • An eco-municipality, (also known as an eco-town) is a local government area that has adopted ecological and social justice values in its charter. An eco-municipality is a sustainable development project that recognizes that issues of sustainability are key to all decisions made by government. Eco municipality (fi –ge) Municipalités écologiques(fr) Ecomunicipalità (it) Eko-obce (sk) Alphabetical index

22. Economicdimension • The economic dimension is, with the social and environmental impacts, one of the key aspects of sustainable development. Sustainability interfaces with economics through the social and ecological consequences of economic activity. Social, cultural, health-related and monetary/financial aspects have to be integrated into the analysis. Taloudellinen ulottuvuus (fi) Dimension économique (fr) Wirtschaftliche Dimension (ge) Dimensione economica (it) Ekonomický rozmer (sk) Alphabetical index

23. Ecosystem • An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving, physical components (abiotic) of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water, and sunlight. Ekosysteemi (fi) Écosystème (fr) Ökosystem (ge) Ecosistema (it) Ekosystém (sk) Alphabetical index

24. Ecovillages • Ecovillages are intentional communities with the goal of becoming more socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. Some aim for a population of 50–150 individuals because this size is considered to be the maximum social network according to findings from sociology and antropology.Ecovillage members are united by shared economical, social-economic and cultural-spiritual values. An ecovillage is often composed of people who have chosen an alternative to centralized electrical, water, and sewage systems. Ekokylät (fi) Eco villages (fr) Ökodörfer (ge) Ecovillaggi (it) Eko-obce (sk) Alphabetical index

25. Energy saving lamp • Also called compact fluorescent lamps (CFL). These lamps are particular because they have indirect lighting issued by vapor of mercury. Compared to general service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, but they use less power and have a longer rated life. Energiansäästölamppu (fi) Lampe à économie d'énergie (fr) Energiesparlampe (ge) Lampada a risparmio energetico (it) Energeticky úsporné žiarivky (sk) Alphabetical index

26. Environmental badge • Already from March 1, 2007 onwards, vehicle restrictions in environmental green zones can be issued in cities and local districts in Germany. Therefore the respective zones were specially marked as being green zones by the city or municipality. The first environmental green zones are coming into force as of January 1, 2008 in the cities Berlin, Cologne, and Hanover. As from this date on Germany as well as foreign vehicles are no longer permitted to enter these zones without the environmental badge. Ympäristömerkki (fi) Badge environnemental (fr) Umweltplakette (ge) Badge ambientale (it) Ekologická značka (sk) Alphabetical index

27. Environmentalist • Are people who work to protect the environment and try to protect the natural world from effects of our industrialized societies. Ympäristöaktivisti (fi) Environnemental (fr) Umweltschützer (ge) Ambientalista (it) Ekológ (sk) Alphabetical index

28. Environmental sustainability • Environment Sustainability is one of the three dimensions of the sustainability, that are:environmental, economic, and social . For humans, sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of well being. Ekologinen kestävä kehitys (fi) Environnement durable (fr) Nachhaltigkeit in allen Bereichen (ge) Sostenibilità ambientale (it) Trvalá udržateľnosť životného prostredia (sk) Alphabetical index

29. Equitable • Having or exhibiting equity Oikeudenmukainen (fi) Equitable (fr) Ausgewogen (ge) Adeguato /Equo (it) Rovnocenný (sk) Alphabetical index

30. Ethical value • In ethics, value is a property of objects, including physical objects as well as abstract objects (e.g. actions), representing their degree of importance. Ethical value denotes something's degree of importance, with the aim of determining what action or life is best to do or live, or at least attempt to describe the value of different actions. Eettinen arvo (fi) Valeur éthique (fr) Ethischer Wert (ge) Valore etico (it) Etické hodnoty (sk) Alphabetical index

31. Extinction • In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms, normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the group (although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point). Sukupuutto (fi) Extinction (fr) Aussterben (ge) Estinzione (it) Vymieranie (sk) Alphabetical index

32. Food processing • Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform the first ingredients in food or to transform food into other forms of consumption by humans or animals, at home or by food processing industries. Processing food typically takes clean, harvested or slaughtered animal products and uses them to produce attractive, marketable and often long-term food on the market. Similar processes are used to produce animal feed. Elintarviketuotanto (fi) Transformation des aliments (fr) Lebensmittelverarbeitung (ge) Trasformazione degli alimenti(it) Spracovanie potravín (sk) Alphabetical index

33. Forestry • Forestry is the art and science of managing forests, tree plantations, and related natural resources. The main goal of forestry is to create and implement systems that allow forests to continue a sustainable continuation of environmental supplies and services. Metsätalous (fi) Forestal (fr) Forstwirtschaft (ge) Silvicoltura (it) Lesníctvo (sk) Alphabetical index

34. Fossil fuel • Fossil fuels are the fuels formed by natural resources derived by the decomposed remains of prehistoric organisms. Generally these fossil are formed by the fossilized remains of dead plants and animalsthat are exposed at heat and pressure in the Earth's crust over millions of years. Fossiilinen polttoaine (fi) Combustible fossile (fr) Fossiler Brennstoff (ge) Combustibile fossile (it) Fosílne palivá (sk) Alphabetical index

35. Geneticdiversity • Genetic diversity is the variation of heritable characteristics present in a population of the same species. It serves an important role in evolution by allowing a species to adapt to a new environment and to fight off parasites. It is applicable to domesticated species, which typically have low levels of genetic diversity. Studying genetic diversity in humans can help researchers form theories on human origins. Geneettinen monimuotoisuus (fi) Diversité génétique (fr) Genetische Vielfalt (ge) Diversità genetica (it) Genetická rozmanitosť (sk) Alphabetical index

36. Global warming • Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth’s near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th-century. According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report, global surface temperature increased 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 20th century. Most of the observed temperature increase since the mid-20th century has been caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouses gases, which result from human activity such as the burning of fossil fuel and deforestation. Ilmaston lämpeneminen (fi) réchauffement de la planète (fr) Globale Erwärmung (ge) Riscaldamento globale (it) Globálne otepľovanie (sk) Alphabetical index

37. Hydraulic turbine • An hydraulic turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water. Water turbines were developed in the 19th century and were widely used for industrial power prior to electrical grids. Now they are mostly used for electric power generation. They harness a clean and renewable energy source. Hydraulinen turbiini (fi) Turbine hydraulique (fr) Wasserturbine (ge) Turbina idraulica (it) Vodné turbíny (sk) Alphabetical index

38. Industrial revolution • The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the UK, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America, and eventually the world. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in human history; almost every aspect of daily life was eventually influenced in some way. Teollinen vallankumous (fi) Révolution industrielle (fr) Industrielle Revolution (ge) Rivoluzione industriale (it) Priemyselná revolúcia (sk) Alphabetical index

39. Intergenerationalequity • Intergenerational equity is a value concept which focuses on the rights of future generations. It is a notion that is implicit in ecological sustainability. However, since skills to facilitate thinking about long term consequences are not typically included in educational curricula, this value is presented as distinct from ecological sustainability to emphasize the need for thinking about how human actions that directly or indirectly degrade the environment in the present will affect future generations of humans and other life forms.  Sukupolvien välinen oikeudenmukaisuus (fi) L'équité intergénérationnelle (fr) Generationengerechtigkeit (ge) Equità intergenerazionale (it) Medzigeneračná rovnosť (sk) Alphabetical index

40. Light pollution • includes light trespass,over illumination and astronomical interference. Valosaaste (fi) Pollution lumineuse (fr) Lichtverschmutzung (ge) Inquinamento luminoso (it) Svetelné znečistenie (sk) Alphabetical index

41. Living conditions • The term living conditions (quality of life) is used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and societies. The term is used in a wide range of contexts, including the fields of international development, healthcare, and politics. Quality of life should not be confused with the concept of standard of living, which is based primarily on income. Instead, standard indicators of the quality of life include not only wealth and employment, but also the built environment, physical and mental health, education, recreation and leisure time, and social belonging. Elinolot (fi) Conditions de vie (fr) Lebensbedingungen (ge) Condizioni di vita (it) Životné podmienky (sk) Alphabetical index

42. Long termcapacity(planning) • Evaluating organizational needs for a given function or service, based on historic use, staff growth or reduction and business intentions. Five-year or ten-year planning was once viewed as crucial; now three-year planning is much more common, since organizations adapt so rapidly to changing business conditions. Pitkäaikaiskapasiteetti (fi) Capacité à long terme (fr) Fähigkeit, langfristig zu planen (ge) Capacità (di pianificazione) a lungo termine (it) Dlhodobá schopnosť (sk) Alphabetical index

43. Management ofhumanconsumption • The underlying driver of direct human impacts on the environment is human consumption. This impact is reduced by not only consuming less but by also making the full cycle of production, use and disposal more sustainable. Consumption of goods and services can be managed at all scales through the chain of consumption, starting with the effects of individual lifestyle choices and spending patterns, through to the resource demands of specific goods and services, the impacts of economic sectors, through national economies to the global economy. Key resource categories relating to human needs are food, energy, materials and water. Kulutuksen hallinta (fi) Gestion de la consommation humaine (fr) Management des menschlichen Konsums (ge) Gestione del consumo umano (it) Riadenie ľudskej spotreby (sk) Alphabetical index

44. Mechanicalengineering • Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials sciences for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineering emerged as a field during the industrial revolution in Europe in the 19th century; however, its development can be traced back several thousand years around the world. Mekaniikka (fi) Construction de machines (fr) Maschinenbau (ge) Ingegneria meccanica (it) Strojárstvo (sk) Alphabetical index

45. Meetneeds • The satisfaction of human needs and aspirations is so obviously an objective of productive activity that it may appear redundant to assert its central role in the concept of sustainable development. All too often poverty is such that people cannot satisfy their needs for survival and well-being even if goods and services are available. At the same time, the demands of those not in poverty may have major environmental consequences Tarpeiden täyttäminen (fi) Répondre aux besoins (fr) Bedarf decken (ge) Soddisfare i bisogni (it) Uspokojovanie potrieb (sk) Alphabetical index

46. Naturalcycles • Natural cycles balance and regulate Earth and its atmosphere. Human activities can cause changes to these natural cycles. Changes to Earth’s cycles can cause changes in the climates of our planet. The major natural biochemical cycles include the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphate cycles. Luonnon kiertokulku (fi) Cycles naturels (fr) Natürlichen Zyklen (ge) Cicli naturali (it) Prírodné cykly (sk) Alphabetical index

47. Photovoltaics • Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Aurinkovoima (fi) Photovoltaïque (fr) Fotovoltaik (ge) Fotovoltaico (it) Fotovoltaika (sk) Alphabetical index

48. Noisepollution • which encompasses roadway noise, aircraft noise,industrial noise as well as high-intensity sonar. Melusaaste (fi) Pollution par le bruit (fr) Lärmbelästigung (ge) Inquinamento acustico (it) Nadmerná hlučnosť (sk) Alphabetical index

49. Pollution • Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light. Pollutants can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. The major forms are: • Air pollution • Light pollution • Noise pollution • Radioactive contamination • Soil contamination • Water pollution Saastuminen (fi) Pollution (fr) Umweltverschmutzung (ge) Inquinamento (it) Znečistenia (sk) Alphabetical index

50. Populationcontrol • Population control is the practice of artificially altering the rate of growth of a human population. It’s a government program to limit or decrease population growth with a control education, the wide availability of contraceptives, and economic incentives. Syntyvyyden säännöstely (fi) Contrôle démographique (fr) Bevölkerungskontrolle (ge) Controllo demografico (it) Populačná kontrola (sk) Alphabetical index