Question

Briefly explain the term Sustainable Development.

Answer 1

Sustainable development implies minimising the use of exhaustible resources to create a constant flow of it across generations and making appropriate use of renewable resources. This applies to energy, fish stock, wildlife, forests, water, land and air. It contains two key concepts:

1. The concept of needs, in particular, the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and
2. The idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organisation on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs.