Three Pillars of Sustainable development
Part A: As a consultant land manager, whom would you regard as key stakeholders and how would you go about engaging with them to balance, or reconcile, the three pillars of sustainable development in the subject area?
Sustainable development is defined as “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In this essay, I will be tabulating all the three pillars of sustainable development which are; Economic growth, Social equity and environmental protection. And identifying the key stakeholders in reconciling a balance between the three pillars.
Economic Social Environmental
Village A:
1.Chief (present) Villages will get compensation and improvement in their economic situation. Plays a vital role as village chief and accepted by villages as their leader. Relocate villages to higher communal land.
2.Chief (absent) Economic situation will not change. There are no written agreements on the dam proposal. Has full legal recognition as chief of the village. Dam will cause further land degradation such as over flooding in the village and their plantation.
3. Timber Company Economically driven by timber products. Help in the providence of job opportunities and has negotiated a license with the former chief. Over- cutting, soil erosion and mineral loss.
4.Entrepreneur (proposed dam) Promised payment for the dam and improve economic situation. Increase quality of life such as better homes, larger church and school facilities. Flooding of the village and their plantation, new relocation at higher grounds but less space for cultivation, housing.
5.Villages Earn their income from the timber company and their farm produce. Agree with the proposal of new dam and relocation of their village to higher communal land. May have to loss on their cropping if the dam were to be constructed. And alienation from their land. Village B:
6.Landowners (customary land)
Sustainable development is defined as “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In this essay, I will be tabulating all the three pillars of sustainable development which are; Economic growth, Social equity and environmental protection. And identifying the key stakeholders in reconciling a balance between the three pillars.
Economic Social Environmental
Village A:
1.Chief (present) Villages will get compensation and improvement in their economic situation. Plays a vital role as village chief and accepted by villages as their leader. Relocate villages to higher communal land.
2.Chief (absent) Economic situation will not change. There are no written agreements on the dam proposal. Has full legal recognition as chief of the village. Dam will cause further land degradation such as over flooding in the village and their plantation.
3. Timber Company Economically driven by timber products. Help in the providence of job opportunities and has negotiated a license with the former chief. Over- cutting, soil erosion and mineral loss.
4.Entrepreneur (proposed dam) Promised payment for the dam and improve economic situation. Increase quality of life such as better homes, larger church and school facilities. Flooding of the village and their plantation, new relocation at higher grounds but less space for cultivation, housing.
5.Villages Earn their income from the timber company and their farm produce. Agree with the proposal of new dam and relocation of their village to higher communal land. May have to loss on their cropping if the dam were to be constructed. And alienation from their land. Village B:
6.Landowners (customary land)
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