Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
Sustainable development is defined as ‘the ability to meet our generation’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations, it contains two main theories, the concept of needs which is based on the idea of providing support to those whom are less fortunate, the second theory is called the idea of limitations which is based on the ability to have our technology meet our present needs without harming future generations’. There are many ways you can define sustainable development but they all relate to the fact that sustainable development is a system that connects space and time. One example of sustainable development being a system over a space is with air, ‘pollution from North America affects air quality in Asia, and pesticides sprayed in Argentina could harm fish on the coast of Australia’. In regards to construction sustainable development is becoming an increasing demand because it makes sense for both the owner and the operators. This is because sustainable development techniques not only are environmentally friendly or ‘green’, and they also help improve relationships with stakeholder groups. Sustainable Construction involves delivering structures that provide greater satisfaction, which increases well being and value to customers and users, which increases respect for stakeholders enhancing, and conserving natural environment, that minimises use on consumption of energy and natural resources. Sustainable development in construction has two particular sectors called the public sector and private sector. A public sector deals with the Sustainable Communities Plan, which was launched in February 2003 by the UK government. This program sets out a long term programme of action for delivering sustainable communities in both urban and rural areas. However, a private sector deals with Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) and the Triple Bottom Line. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a key driver for private sector
Sustainable development is defined as ‘the ability to meet our generation’s needs without compromising the needs of future generations, it contains two main theories, the concept of needs which is based on the idea of providing support to those whom are less fortunate, the second theory is called the idea of limitations which is based on the ability to have our technology meet our present needs without harming future generations’. There are many ways you can define sustainable development but they all relate to the fact that sustainable development is a system that connects space and time. One example of sustainable development being a system over a space is with air, ‘pollution from North America affects air quality in Asia, and pesticides sprayed in Argentina could harm fish on the coast of Australia’. In regards to construction sustainable development is becoming an increasing demand because it makes sense for both the owner and the operators. This is because sustainable development techniques not only are environmentally friendly or ‘green’, and they also help improve relationships with stakeholder groups. Sustainable Construction involves delivering structures that provide greater satisfaction, which increases well being and value to customers and users, which increases respect for stakeholders enhancing, and conserving natural environment, that minimises use on consumption of energy and natural resources. Sustainable development in construction has two particular sectors called the public sector and private sector. A public sector deals with the Sustainable Communities Plan, which was launched in February 2003 by the UK government. This program sets out a long term programme of action for delivering sustainable communities in both urban and rural areas. However, a private sector deals with Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) and the Triple Bottom Line. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a key driver for private sector
Bibliography: Lin, J .Wrap. Sustainability in Construction. Retrieved February 3, 2002, from http://aggregain.wrap.org.uk/sustainability/sustainability_in_construction/index.html