AS ISO 37100 pdf download
AS ISO 37100 pdf download.Sustainable cities and communities — Vocabulary
3 Terms and definitions
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses: — ISO Online browsing platform: available at http:// www .iso .org/ obp — IEC Electropedia: available at http:// www .electropedia .org/ 3.1 Terms relating to sustainable development, resilience and smartness 3.1.1 sustainability state of the global system, including environmental, social and economic aspects, in which the needs of the present are met without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Note 1 to entry: The environmental, social and economic aspects interact, are interdependent and are often referred to as the three dimensions of sustainability. Note 2 to entry: Sustainability is the goal of sustainable development. [SOURCE: ISO Guide 82:2014, 3.1] 3.1.2 sustainable development development that meets the environmental, social and economic needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Note 1 to entry: Derived from the Brundtland Report. Note 2 to entry: The Aalborg Charter provides further information on sustainable development in communities. [SOURCE: ISO Guide 82:2014, 3.2, modified — Note 2 to entry has been added.]3.1.3 resilience adaptive capacity of an organization in a complex and changing environment Note 1 to entry: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines resilience as “the ability of a system and its component parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous event in a timely and efficient manner, including through ensuring the preservation, restoration, or improvement of its essential basic structures and functions”. Note 2 to entry: Resilience is the ability of an organization to resist being affected by an event or the ability to return to an acceptable level of performance in an acceptable period of time after being affected by an event. Note 3 to entry: Resilience is the capability of a system to maintain its functions and structure in the face of internal and external change and to degrade gracefully when this is necessary.3.1.4 smartness quality of contributing to sustainable development and resilience, through soundly based decision making and the adoption of a long- and short-term perspective Note 1 to entry: Smartness is embedded in the process of sustainable development, i.e. sustainable development is the overarching process, while smartness is a characteristic. It implies a holistic approach, including good governance and adequate organization, processes and behaviours, and appropriate innovative use of techniques, technologies and natural resources. Note 2 to entry: Smartness is addressed in terms of performance, relevant to technologically implementable solutions. 3.1.5 accountability state of being answerable for decisions and activities to the interested parties of an organization 3.1.6 ecosystem system of complex interactions between plants, animals, microorganisms and their environment, which functions as a unit [SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.14, modified — The words “communities of” have been deleted before the word “plants”.] 3.1.7 ecosystem services benefits provided by ecosystems that contribute to the viability and quality of human life [SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.15, modified — Definition adapted to the context of sustainable development in communities] 3.1.8 environment surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelations [SOURCE: ISO 13065:2015, 3.16] 3.1.9 environmental impact change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s environmental aspects [SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.4] 3.1.10 hazardous waste waste that is potentially harmful to human beings, property or the environment [SOURCE: ISO 18113-1:2009, 3.22, modified — Notes 1 and 2 to entry and examples have been removed.] 3.1.12 life cycle consecutive and interlinked stages of a product (or service) system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources to final disposal Note 1 to entry: The life cycle stages include acquisition of raw materials, design, production, transportation/delivery, use, end-of-life treatment and final disposal. [SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.3.3] 3.1.13 life cycle cost total investment in product development, manufacturing, test, distribution, operation, support, training, and disposal [SOURCE: ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765:2010, 3.1590] 3.1.14 natural disaster natural event such as a flood, earthquake, or hurricane that causes great damage or loss of life 3.1.15 pro-poor growth economic growth for the benefit of poor people (primarily in the economic sense of poverty) Note 1 to entry: Pro-poor growth can be defined as absolute, where the benefits are from overall growth in the economy, or relative, which refers to targeted efforts to increase the growth specifically among poor people.
