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What is meant by 'Sustainable Development?'
What is sustainable development?
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- Sustainable development means development that meets the needs of present generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- For development to be sustainable, it must take into account social and ecological factors in addition to economic aspects of the living and non-living base, both in the long run and in the short term.
- The three main elements of sustainable development are the well-being of human society, the well-being of the environment, and sustainability over time.
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