ENV201H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Our Common Future, Sustainable Development, System On A Chip
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For tutorial, read the first 2 pages of the online article. Sustainable development usi(cid:374)g resour(cid:272)es to (cid:373)eet hu(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:272)urre(cid:374)t (cid:374)eeds (cid:449)ithout pre(cid:448)e(cid:374)ti(cid:374)g future generations and other species from meeting their own needs. Idea of other species not always considered. Idea that (cid:449)e do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to destro(cid:455) the (cid:449)orld for oursel(cid:448)es a(cid:374)d our future ge(cid:374)eratio(cid:374)s. 1983 un said we are using up our resources a lot more quickly than we should be: amazon rainforest was deteriorating. Idea of (cid:858)sustai(cid:374)a(cid:271)le(cid:859) maintain resources without collapse: sustainable prcess or activity that can be maintained without exhaust or collapse, development the act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; growth. Intergenerational vs intragenerational: you (cid:448)s (cid:455)our kids e(cid:448)e(cid:374) though u do(cid:374)(cid:859)t thi(cid:374)k that (cid:449)a(cid:455, wa(cid:374)(cid:374)a do thi(cid:374)gs (cid:449)e(cid:859)re (cid:374)ot a(cid:272)(cid:272)usto(cid:373)ed to. If we continue to live this way, there wont b enuf left 4 our kids. Ind vs collective interest: our own opinion vs opnion as a society, democracy vs purpose.
