GGRA03H3 Lecture : Urban Sustainability
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Week 4: urban sustainability (defining sustainability, urban sustainability and. Sustainability a dominant concept for policy formulation since 1980s. Popular with private sector (businesses), public sector (government) and third sector (non-profit organizations) Adopted by different interests for varied purposes. Sustain: to support; to hold; to bear weight of. Sustainability: extent to which this action is accomplished. Sustainability: development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future qualification to meet their own needs. Concern about accelerating deterioration of the human environment and natural resources and consequences for social and economic development. Environmental problems have different manifestations in various geographic areas. Concept of sustainability based upon a three spheres" model. Balance of interrelated social development objectives, environmental protection goals and economic growth strategies in cities. Awareness of the increasing role of cities and growing urbanization in the production and consumption of natural resources. Cities simply cannot continue consuming resources and generating waste at their.
