GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE WORKING PAPER 00-04 Basic Principles of Sustainable Development Jonathan M. Harris June 2000 Tufts University Medford MA 02155‚ USA http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae © Copyright 2000 Global Development and Environment Institute‚ Tufts University G-DAE Working Paper No. 00-04: “Basic Principles of Sustainable Development” Basic Principles of Sustainable Development 1 Jonathan M. Harris jonathan.harris@tufts.edu 1. The Concept of Development
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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
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Flag_of_Germany_and_Brazil_(diagonal) Introduction German immigration into Brazil has played an integral role in shaping Brazilian culture and has facilitated a cultural role that has culminated in numerous cultural exchanges between the two countries. Brazil’s German population is most concentrated in the South region of Brazil and immigration began in the 1820s. When the German immigrants first started coming over to Brazil‚ the South was most appealing to them due to the climate in the area. The
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Sustainable future In a world with an ever increasing population ways must be considered to maintain the current population and meet the demands of future population growth. The world population is estimated to hit 7 billion in the very near future. This is a startling contrast to the population of the 1800’s being estimated to be a paltry 1 billion. Increasing technology and over use of natural resources has led to a population boom. Many experts estimate that the world population will double
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“...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence‚ empathy‚ equity‚ personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - are the only foundation upon which any viable vision of a better world can possibly be constructed.” Jonathon Porritt Globalization and sustainability are forces that are in constant competition. In this global game there emerges a clear victor and an inevitable loss. As a political‚ social‚ and economic force‚ globalization has expanded to encompass
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well as being challenged to stimulate and create ‘more innovative’ sustainable design practices. This was complimented with (some) involvement in broader sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility policy and strategy development. • At the Forum for the Future‚ Chris advises a broad range of companies on how to develop sustainability strategies and improve their performance‚ as well as leading research work on sustainable marketing and innovation. He tries to ‘lever in’ his design training
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Poverty in Brazil “Poverty is general scarcity or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is a multifaceted concept including social‚ economic‚ and political elements‚” (Poverty). One country that demonstrates these struggles is Brazil in South America. Fortunately‚ poverty in Brazil has been halved in the last two decades. Twenty-eight million people were upheaved from extreme poverty and thirty-six million were brought into the middle class‚ all by the hands
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people‚ the word sustainable is an adjective that means the activity the word describes can continue forever. For example‚ since biblical days‚ farmers practiced sustainable agriculture by leaving their fields fallow every seventh year. In early America‚ farmers knew that for agriculture to be sustainable‚ the same crop could not be planted in the same field year after year. Sustainable agriculture has always been practiced by successful farmers. Farmers who didn’t practice sustainable agriculture inevitably
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Sustainable Development in South Asia * Sustainable Development (SD) implies economic growth together with the protection of environmental quality‚ each reinforcing the other. Sustainable Development‚ thus‚ is maintaining a balance between the human need to improve lifestyles and feeling of well-being on one hand‚ and preserving natural resources and ecosystems‚ on which we and future generations depend. The main features that all the definitions have are as follows: * A desirable human
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IKEA IN BRAZIL IKEA’s vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. The business idea supports this vision by offering a wide range of well-designed‚ functional home furnishing products at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them. The IKEA product range focuses on good design and function at a low price. It offers home furnishing solutions for every room in the home. It is co-ordinated so that no matter which style you prefer our designers
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