Political Science 2137 Lecture Notes - Overconsumption, Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society, Robert Costanza

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According to the brundtland report, sustainable development is defined as. Ruzevicius (2010), a country"s social and economic development should be oriented such that the satisfaction of our present day needs would not affect the opportunities for satisfying the needs of future generations . Presently, ecological footprint is one of the indices used to measure the progress of sustainable development. It is preferred since it is simple to use, straightforward to explain, and a great didactic tool to convey concepts of ecological deficit and environmental degradation. However, like many other indicators of sustainable development, it has its shortcomings and should not be relied on as an integral indicator of sustainability. Sustainable development can be divided into three interconnected components environmental, economical and sociopolitical sustainability. These are known as the three pillars of sustainable development. Therefore, sustainable development does not just focus on environmental quality, it gives equal priority to economic prosperity and social equity as well.

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