The term sustainable development has two different word ‘sustainable’ and ‘development’. The word ‘sustainable’ means ‘able to be maintained at a certain rate or level’ whereas ‘development’ means ‘the process of developing or being developed’. We can see that two different word of phrase ‘Sustainable Development’ has meaning that contradicts each other. Thus some experts want to put phrase ‘sustainable development’ as an oxymoron. According to them, environmental degradation is the price for the development to be achieved. Deteriorating environment is often linked with increasing economic activity, requiring deforestation, energy consumption etc. The term sustainable development (as defined by the Brundtland Commission) is development that meets the needs of current generation without compromising the needs of future generations. It is using resource in such a manner that fulfil the needs of present generation without affecting the environment so that future generation can also use same resources .Social equity , economic welfare and ecological integrity are the three pillar of sustainable development. Sustainable development will achieve if these three pillars are in harmony to each other. India was one of the first few countries to adopt a Biological Diversity Act in 2002 to give effect to the provisions of the Convention on …show more content…
Rural development program such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural employment Guarantee act to promote employment are launched by government. Similarly there are many more programmes to promote social security, Watershed Development Programme for increasing productivity of lands, housing to BPL families, rural connectivity, provision of drinking, sanitation,
In India, the government takes an initiative to help the economically backward and weaker sections of the society. It is
To answer the first question, no, growth alone is not sustainable. A quote stated by Bill Mckibben says, “To truly stop ruining the planet, society must break its most debilitating habit: growth. ”(Laszlo). He believes that the change will not happen fast enough to preserve the planet. What is the role of government and of the nonprofit sector?
An ecological footprint is the impact of a person or community on the environment. All living things leave an ecological footprint and the important factor is how far, or permanent, it is. Many Americans are blissfully unaware of how their everyday choices effect the environment, that’s not to say that they don’t care, it’s simply to say that ignorance does not reap a pleasant harvest. However despite how many individuals fail to recognize the cancerous expanse of negligence, there are still those that strive to make a positive impact.
Third Samuel Pollard Thoughts Seminar Rounded Off in Beijing The third Samuel Pollard Thoughts Seminar was held in Beijing on Oct 22 and 23 themed with Shimencan and rural construction. The first session of the seminar was held under the theme of carrying forward Samuel Pollard Thoughts. The theme of the second session was the education thoughts of Samuel Pollard.
The term ‘sustainable development’ for many people may be understood as related to environmental matters only. However, in the eyes of scholars and practitioners,
The Rural Community Development Program was introduced by the Saigon Government in 1959. Effectively, the program was designed for the mass resettlement of the population, which called for the peasants located in small villages,
Introduction In today’s world, most developing countries are in a race to build up the necessary infrastructure to scale up there operations and become the next global superpower. In this process, a lot of energy is consumed – be it for transportation, manufacturing or construction. This rapid growth of energy use seen over the past two decades have raised concerns for governments and energy-related organizations alike. Questions with regard to the supply, sustainability and exhaustion of energy sources abound, and while most developed countries have taken active steps to reduce consumption of scarce resources, the position of developing countries in this regard is still lacking.
Biodiversity is all life on the planet. How much life is out there, however, is still quite unclear and by this time, possibly many new species may find out. Appraise of around a range from 2 million to 100 million species, with only about 1.4 million are named at this current time. The attainable diversity of uncharacterized species is very much frustrating, visualizes how many species are here and others are still missing or unrecognized. However, now days where globalization intercepts species have begun to dissolve at a very alarming and devastating rate.
The Three Pillars of Sustainability The society, environment and economy are interconnected entities which form the three pillars of sustainability (Giddings, Hopwood and O’Brien, 2002). Each of these pillars depends on each other in some way in order to operate. Priority is mainly directed towards economic performance and development as opposed to the remaining important pillars. Economic development is dependent on the society and environment in order to market products and to obtain raw materials, while society is dependent on the environment solely for survival (Giddings, Hopwood and O’Brien, 2002).
In order to maintain the sustainability of the natural resource,UN also supported rural development programmes
HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN INDIA Environment indubitably plays a vital role in our daily lives. Environment is being threatened with increasing technological advancement & industrialization. Hence, over the last few decades there has been increased awareness as to environmental protection. As a result of this, environmental jurisprudence in India has also seen a sea change.
The conclusion conveyed at the end of this paper, will be that sustainable development is a concept with weaknesses however, the strengths outweigh them. To begin with, the concept of sustainable development famously culminated in 1987 with the United Nations 'Commission on Environment and Development ' also known as the 'Brundtland Report ' (Everard & Longhurt, 2017; pp. 1244). The article introduced, the most widely known definition of Sustainable development as "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).
Sustainability: If you take a look around at what’s really happening in our world, there’s an inescapable pattern of ‘what’s going on is simply unsustainable’ and in other words, it can’t go on for much longer. Sustainability is to “meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. As cities began to grow with the population increase, the need for a sustainable development became more apparent as resources began to diminish in quantity and value. Left to it’s own devices, the Earth is a sustainable system.
Environmental sustainability considers the ways through which resources will not be used up faster than they are being replenished, and the transition toward low carbon emissions despite the increasing population. Figure 3.1: The Three Pillars of Sustainable Development Source: Kahn (1995) The theoretical framework used by Kahn explains the need to integrate and appropriately co-ordinate the economic, social and environmental units of a country to achieve sustained social and economic development. In other words, to realise qualitative growth rather than
Rural development is as important as urban development. Alleviating the hardships of the rural people is fundamental to rural development. Efforts at developing the rural areas are aimed at creating industries and employment opportunities. Any initiative towards this end would be welcomed with open arms in Nepal. This would also reduce the population density in the cities.