DFB203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sustainable Development, Wicked Problem, Life-Cycle Assessment
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Blended mode: combination of live lectures, modules, tutorials. Sustainability began in the 1970s/1980s, however the concept goes back to. Three e"s sustainability model: environment, economy and ethics. Sustainability (cid:862)capable of being sustained (of economic development, energy sources, etc) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage. (cid:863) Sustainable development (cid:862)development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. (cid:863) Wicked problems (cid:862)multi-faceted and complex problems whose incomplete or contradictory nature is such that each attempted solution often seems to create a new problem. (cid:863) Carrying capacity (cid:862)the maximum population of a given species that can survive indefinitely in a given environment. (cid:863) The triple bottom line people, profit, planet. Meet human needs with ecological constraints for sustainability. Sustainability lies in the intersection of environment, economy and people.
