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Unit Wha is sustainable development
What is Sustainable Development?Environmental, economic and social well-being for today and tomorrow
Sustainable development is defined in many ways,but the most frequently quoted definition istaken from'OUR COMMON TUTURE',also known as the Brundtland Report:
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts:
· the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and
· the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's ability to meet present and future needs."
All definitions of sustainable development require that we see the world as a system—a system that connects space; and a system that connects time.
When you think of the world as a system over space, you grow to understand that air pollution from North America affects air quality in Asia, and that pesticides sprayed in Argentina could harm fish stocks off the coast of Australia.
And when you think of the world as a system over time, you start to realize that the decisions our grandparents made about how to farm the land continue to affect agricultural practice today; and the economic policies we endorse today will have an impact on urban poverty when our children are adults.
We also understand that quality of life is a system, too. It's good to be physically healthy, but what if you are poor and don't have access to education? It's good to have a secure income, but what if the air in your part of the world is unclean? And it's good to have freedom of religious expression, but what if you can't feed your family?
The concept of sustainable development is rooted in this sort of systems thinking. It helps us understand ourselves and our world. The problems we face are complex and serious—and we can't address them in the same way we created them. But we can address them.
COMPREHENSION
A-ANSWER THESES QUESTIONS.
1-When defining 'sustainable development,we need 2 key words.What are they?
a-..................................../b-..............................
2-What do all definitions of 'sustainable development require?
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3-In considering the world as a system over space,the writer gave an example.
What is it?
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4-In considering the world as a system over time ,the writer gave an example.
What is it?
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B-Answer these statements with T/F and justify your answer.
1-Sustainable development does not concern the environment.
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2-Sustainable development is interested in poverty and illiteracy.
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C-Follow up:discussion about other sections sustainable development should target.
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