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Development and Sustainable Development

This document defines key terms related to development and sustainable development. It discusses that development refers to adopting new technologies and improving living standards, while sustainable development aims to meet human needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs. Sustainable development balances economic, environmental, and social needs to allow prosperity for future generations through social progress, environmental protection, and stable economic growth. The needs of sustainable development include reducing pollution, poverty, and environmental threats while encouraging renewable resources and careful management of natural resources to balance needs over the long term.

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Development and Sustainable Development

This document defines key terms related to development and sustainable development. It discusses that development refers to adopting new technologies and improving living standards, while sustainable development aims to meet human needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs. Sustainable development balances economic, environmental, and social needs to allow prosperity for future generations through social progress, environmental protection, and stable economic growth. The needs of sustainable development include reducing pollution, poverty, and environmental threats while encouraging renewable resources and careful management of natural resources to balance needs over the long term.

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UNIT III

DEVELOPMENT AND
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH
An increase in the amount of the goods and
services produced by an economy over time
DEVELOPMENT

A promotion in the standard of living and


economic health in a specified area
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

A pattern of resources use, that aims to meet human


needs while preserving the environment impact of
globalisation in India
DEVELOPMENT

• Refers to the adoption of new technologies


• general improvement of living standards
• Process by which a nation improves the
economic, political and social well being of its
people
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
✤ Is
defined as development that satisfies the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to satisfy
others.

✤ Measuresto protect the quality of the environment by restoration,


development and maintenance of habitats that are essential to
species.

✤ It
is the rational management of human, natural and economic
resources that aims to satisfy the essential needs of humanity in the
very long term.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

✴ Balance our economic, environmental and social needs,


allowing prosperity for future generations

✴ Include social progress and equality, environmental


protection, conservation of natural resources and stable
economic growth
NEEDS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

✦R e d u c e
p o l l u t i o n , p o v e r t y, p o o r h o u s i n g a n d
unemployment

✦Controls environmental threat- climate change, pollution

✦Controls the use of non- renewable resources- fossil fuels

✦Encourage the use renewable resources and decrease the


use of non renewable ones

✦Careful management of the renewable natural resources


NEEDS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

✦Balance our economic, environmental and social needs


allowing the wellbeing of upcoming generations
✦Encourage us to conserve and enhance our resource base
✦Encourage our developmental activities does not cause
damage to the environment
✦Bring harmony between human being and nature
NEEDS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Bring harmony between human being and nature

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