SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT



For long have we, humans, exploited natural resources without considering their inevitable exhaustion. In modern times, threats like exhaustion of non-renewable resources are being considered and many programs are being introduced for the simultaneous betterment of the environment and economies. Sustainable development is one such important concept.






Sustainable development can be defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The motive is to have a society where living conditions and resources are used to continue to meet human needs without undermining the integrity and stability of the natural system.

As the concept of sustainable development developed, it has focused more on economic development, social development, and environmental protection for future generations. It has been suggested that “the term ‘sustainability’ should be viewed as humanity’s target goal human-ecosystem equilibrium, while ‘sustainable development’ refers to the holistic approach and temporal processes that lead us to the endpoint of sustainability.” Modern economies are trying to reconcile ambitious economic development and obligations to preserve natural resources and ecosystems, as the two seem to be conflicting in nature. 

The concept of sustainable development has been and still is, subject to criticism. It’s been argued that there is no such thing as sustainable use of resources, as exploitation, at any rate, will eventually lead to their exhaustion. It has also been argued that the meaning of the concept has been opportunistically stretched from ‘conservation management’ to ‘economic development’ and that the Brundtland Report, from which the term ‘sustainable development’ is derived, promoted business as usual strategy for world development, with an ambiguous and insubstantial concept attached as public relations slogan.



Article by: Tejas Bhoi
Edited by: Aastha Soni


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