2. DEFINITION
: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:
Meeting the needs of present Generation
without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs.
SUSTAINABILITY:
The possibility that human and other forms of life
on earth will flourish forever.
3. HISTORY:
• THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT FORMED THE BASIS OF
THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE
ON ENVIRONMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT HELD IN RIO DE
JANEIRO IN 1992.
• THE SUMMIT MARKED THE FIRST
INTERNATIONAL ATTEMPT TO DRAW
UP ACTION PLANS AND STRATEGIES
FOR MOVING TOWARDS A MORE
SUSTAINABLE PATTERN OF
DEVELOPMENT.
• IT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 100
HEADS OF STATE AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM 178
NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
10. Examples:
Crop rotation
Sustainable construction practices
Solar energy
Wind energy
Efficient water fixtures.
11. PROS AND CONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PROS
Generates all possible
aspects
Generates objective
assessment criteria
Assumes accurate stable
and complete knowledge of
all the alternatives ,goals
Widely applicable
CONS
It’s a group based decision
making process
Whole assessment should
be correct otherwise one
can get wrong solution
Planner defines the problem
not goals
Time consuming process