DEFINING

Sustainable development

Objective of todays topic

To understand the meaning of Sustainable
Development Theory/Model/Concept

Introduction
development often focuses on economic
development
Implication
extensive use of environment

What is economic
development?

The implication of economic

development

Discuss

Tragedy of commons
A commons is any resources used as though it
belongs to all. In other words, when anyone
can use a shared resources simply because
one wants or needs to use it, then one is
using commons. For example, land is part of
our commons because it is a component of
our life support and social systems. A
commons is destroyed by uncontrolled use
one can use land anyway one wants

Sustainable development
Refers to qualitative change
The changes not only to the economy, but
also institutional, social and environmental
changes

Economic development
vs.
sustainable development

If economic growth translate into a healthy

input of hard currency, then sust. Economy
should divert some of these profits to
provide decent wages, education, hospitals,
housing, and food that is available for
everyone, and by making judicious use of its
resources

Sustainable development
the development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of
the future generations to meet their own
needs Brundtland Report (1987)
Keywords of the definition:
Development
Present
Future

economic

Development

Environmental
protection

Social
progress

Present
Refers to the need of act in the present

Future
Does not refer to the immediate future but
to the long-term future inhabited by our
descendants the children of our childrens
children

Present
It is impossible for the present to foresee the
futures needs
so, what are the presents
problems?
People distressed of noise and fumes
The spread of some diseases, and the ignorance
of their cures
Lack of health services
Children are working
Etc.

For Future
Some of our current objectives can be
counted on to still be the common objectives
of tomorrow:
Everyones right to shelter, education and healthcare
The protection of the environment
The right to work
The right to live in clean environment
The right to participate in the management of
ones city
Etc.

Sustainable development also emphasizes on:

The concept of needs
The idea of limitations imposed by the state of
technology and social organization on the
environments ability to meet present and future
needs.

 Thus, sustainability becomes a process

involving people, institutional, natural
resources and the environment that is
implemented collectively and really points to
the future

Conclusion
Sustainable development
quality of life