"Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long time." source 
. The full Wikipedia entry serves as a good introduction to the idea and concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
The US Academy of Sciences offers a clear point of departure and defines Sustainability Science as “an emerging field of research dealing with the interactions between natural and social systems, and with how those interactions affect the challenge of sustainability: meeting the needs of present and future generations while substantially reducing poverty and conserving the planet’s life support systems.” source .
Sustainability carries the idea of Continuity, of our Species and of Ecosystems and the natural, biological, social, economic Relations that are parts of them.
And also of continuity of our requirements, needs, freedoms, consequences, impacts, well-being, living conditions etcetera. Sustainability carries an idea about future states, options, and preferences to safe us - and our way of life - from extinction.
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