Is sustainable development good

Answer 1

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

In other words, we have to live our lives (using water, electricity, coal, oil, fossil fuel, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases) in such a way that our children and our grandchildren and all the generations coming after them will also have the same chance of living a sustainable life.

It follows then, that we have to make serious changes to our lifestyle in the very near future, or there will be a very unhappy future for our children and grandchildren. We cannot keep going the way we are.

The Bruntland Report (1983) was the first publication and recognition of what the popular term "Sustainable development". It outlined 4 key figures. The main focus being "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future".

It also talks about social justice, futurity and economic growth.

A:Sustainable development can be defined as a development that meets the needs of the presents and still take the future generations in minds. A:A sustainable development is a where economy, society and the environment all balance out and can agree with each other so that it is fair for everyone. A:Sustainable merely means that you can keep it up for generations. It is normally used with reference to the environment. As an example, cutting trees for wood is sustainable if you don't cut trees more quickly than they grow back. If the rate of cutting is higher than the rate of growth, there will at some point be no more trees - this is not sustainable. The same goes for hunting, fishing etc. - a sustainable rate is one where there will still be fish when our grandchildren grow old. A:In the context of industry, sustainable normally means that the industry doesn't pollute so much that people eventually won't be able to live or grow food in the area. A:

• Sustainable development means development without sacrificing the needs of the future generation.
• Sustainable development is an organizing principle for human life on a finite planet. It posits a desirable future state for human societies in which living conditions and resource-use meet human needs without undermining the sustainability of natural systems and the environment, so that future generations may also have their needs met.
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Sustainable development refers to development that can continue over a long period of time. Sustainable development takes into consideration environmental issues and embraces conservation. Sustainable development is when the use of resources by humans is aimed to ensure the sustainability of the environment while meeting human needs.

Answer 2

Development of any kind that is UNsustainable is clearly BAD so if we can achieve development which is sustainable that will clearly be "better". The question, however, seems to require an absolute answer that it is "Good"...? The problem is in deciding whether such development is, in fact, sustainable and over what period of time.

The concept took hold in the 70s and 80s as a way of bridging the gap between fervent environmentalists (... who were pressing for Zero Growth of the economy to avoid environmental problems and resource scarcity) and Growth-orientated economists (... who said all our problems on environmental issues could be solved by getting the economy to grow to pay for putting things right). Rather than remain in a stagnating argument of Growth versus Zero Growth, both sides began to be able to have a dialogue about "development" which could be sustained but it is apparent that this dialogue is still ongoing and agreement is not yet achieved on what constitutes "sustainability"