Sstnbl rbnsm s bth th stdy f cts nd th prctcs t bld thm (rbnsm), tht fcss n prmtng thr lng trm vblty by rdcng cnsmptn, wst nd hrmfl mpcts n ppl nd plc whl nhncng th vrll wll-bng f bth ppl nd plc. Wll-bng nclds th physcl, clgcl, cnmc, scl, hlth nd qty fctrs, mng thrs, tht cmprs cts nd thr ppltns. n th cntxt f cntmprry rbnsm, th trm cts rfrs t svrl scls f hmn sttlmnts frm twns t cts, mtrplss nd mg-cty rgns tht nclds thr prphrs / sbrbs / xrbs. Sstnblty s ky cmpnnt t prfssnl prctc n rbn plnnng nd rbn dsgn lng wth ts rltd dscplns lndscp rchtctr, rchtctr, nd cvl nd nvrnmntl ngnrng. Grn rbnsm nd clgcl rbnsm r thr cmmn trms tht r smlr t sstnbl rbnsm, hwvr thy cn b cnstrd s fcsng mr n th ntrl nvrnmnt nd csystms nd lss n cnmc nd scl spcts. ls rltd t sstnbl rbnsm r th prctcs f lnd dvlpmnt clld Sstnbl dvlpmnt, whch s th prcss f physclly cnstrctng sstnbl bldngs, s wll s th prctcs f rbn plnnng clld smrt grwth r grwth mngmnt, whch dnt th prcsss f plnnng, dsgnng, nd bldng rbn sttlmnts tht r mr sstnbl thn f thy wr nt plnnd ccrdng t sstnblty crtr nd prncpls.