Sustainable Development and Globalization Are Two Popular Concept with Respect to Present Context. Is Globalization Is a Threat for Sustainable Development ?
Sustainable development is a pattern of resource use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for future generations.
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A representation of sustainability showing how both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits
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Scheme of sustainable development: at the confluence of three constituent parts
“Let’s see the three overlapping circles: one representing environmental needs, one representing economic needs, and one representing community social needs. The area where the circles overlap is the area of sustainability, the area of livability – the area where all the threads of quality of life come together. If we are to have it all, we must recognize that these three circles are not separate, unrelated entities”.
“Sustainability is not a product but rather an ongoing process with no endpoint”.
In my opinion, Globalization is a threat for Sustainable Development which is discussed below and relevant reasons found from the campaign of “Greenpeace international”
Globalization describes a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of communication and trade.
The term is sometimes used to refer specifically to economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology.
However, globalization is usually recognized as being driven by a combination of economic, technological, sociocultural, political, and biological factors.
Since World War II, barriers to international trade have been considerably lowered through international agreements — GATT. Particular initiatives carried out as a result of GATT and the World Trade Organization (WTO), for which GATT is the foundation, have included:
Promotion of free trade: elimination of tariffs;
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A representation of sustainability showing how both economy and society are constrained by environmental limits
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Scheme of sustainable development: at the confluence of three constituent parts
“Let’s see the three overlapping circles: one representing environmental needs, one representing economic needs, and one representing community social needs. The area where the circles overlap is the area of sustainability, the area of livability – the area where all the threads of quality of life come together. If we are to have it all, we must recognize that these three circles are not separate, unrelated entities”.
“Sustainability is not a product but rather an ongoing process with no endpoint”.
In my opinion, Globalization is a threat for Sustainable Development which is discussed below and relevant reasons found from the campaign of “Greenpeace international”
Globalization describes a process by which regional economies, societies, and cultures have become integrated through a globe-spanning network of communication and trade.
The term is sometimes used to refer specifically to economic globalization: the integration of national economies into the international economy through trade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology.
However, globalization is usually recognized as being driven by a combination of economic, technological, sociocultural, political, and biological factors.
Since World War II, barriers to international trade have been considerably lowered through international agreements — GATT. Particular initiatives carried out as a result of GATT and the World Trade Organization (WTO), for which GATT is the foundation, have included:
Promotion of free trade: elimination of tariffs;