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Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development: Definition “Sustainable Development seeks to meet the aspirations and the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

History of the Concept  Elaborated by the Brundtland Commission  Endorsed at the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)  Addresses controversy on whether growth and development are inherently destructive to the environment.  Lack of sustainability results both from affluence and poverty

Endorsed by Development Organizations  Concerns of developed and developing countries  Development and environment not incompatible  Need to eradicate poverty  Some forms of development more sustainable  Efficiency and win-win approaches  Technology transfer  Policy development

Is SD a useful concept? Or, is it a misleading concept and a contradiction in terms?

Measuring Sustainable Development  The ESI  Objectives  Add substance to the concept  Compare countries  What drives sustainability

ESI Variables  Environmental Systems  Reducing Environmental Stresses  Human Vulnerability  Social and Institutional Capacity  Global Stewardship

ESI 2001 Ranking

Are Richer Countries More Sustainable?  The Environmental Kuznets Curve

Measuring Sustainable Development  Ecological footprints: Measures “the amount of renewable and non- renewable ecologically productive land area required to support the resource demands and absorb the wastes of a given population or specific activities”

Measuring Sustainable Development Surce of dashboard:

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