Sustainable Livelihood emerges at the intersection of development and environmental studies to offer a new way to think about work, production and distribution.
"Sustainability" also refers to the ability to undergo external shocks or stresses and recover from such traumas by maintaining or improving one's livelihood.
[4] The sustainable livelihood approach focuses on finding resolutions to the problems of vulnerable communities by creating human-centered, participatory, and dynamic development opportunities.
[12] In an analysis of various 24 hour clocks, Gibson-Graham et al. synthesize five categories for overall well-being: Material, Occupational, Social, Community, and Physical.
The access individuals have to these assets determines how the UNDP designs initiatives to directly or indirectly facilitate development.
[18] In 1994, CARE developed a Household Livelihood Security framework to better monitor, evaluate, and track the work they conduct.
[2] CARE's application of a sustainable livelihood framework moves away from a sectorial approach and focuses on holistic development techniques.