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Acknowle
dgement
I am overwhelmed in all humbleness and gratefulness to acknowledge my depth to all those who have helped me to put these ideas, well above the level of simplicity and into something concrete. I would like to express my special thanks giving gratitude to our SST teacher Mrs. Kretika ma’am, who helped me out in various ways in making this project as well as our Principal of the school who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project, which also helped me in doing a lot of research and I came to know about so many new things.
overview
Through the column of the project, I
would like to draw out the role of
Sustainable development, in the
present scenario of human activities.
In this project, we will discuss
several points related to sustainable
development which were adopted by
United States in September 2015 to
address major global problem such
as global warming, Growing
inequalities, poverty, gender
discrimination, violence and
conflicts, global economic crisis,
epidemics, ozone layer depletion,
etc.,
Introducti
on
From the very beginning of Human history, we got to see that humans always tried to make this earth a more comfortable place to live. They developed themselves gradually and became stronger and more advanced. This process of development brought out the difference between good and bad and unfolded the human potential. But this process of development also had many bad effects. In the goal of making the earth more comfortable, people started destroying the natural resources of earth and started to misbalance its ecosystem. The resources of the earth started getting exhausted. This growing problem brought us to a new concept of Sustainability.
Sustainab
ility
Sustainability is the process of maintaining changes in a balanced way, in which the exploitation of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of and technological development institutional change are all in harmony and enhance both current and future potential. to meet human needs and aspirations
natural resources than those we enjoy today. The term "sustainable development first came to prominence in the world Conservation Strategy (WCS) in 1980. It achieved a new status with the publication of two significant reports by Brundtland on: North and South: a program for survival and common crisis (1985) and Our Common Future (1983) and has gained even greater attention since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. Gro Harlem Brundtland first introduced the concept of sustainable development in 1987. She was then the Prime Minister of Norway and chairman of the World Commission on Environment and Development She describes "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.". to balance our Sustainable development aims economic, environmental, and social needs, allowing prosperity for now and future generations. Sustainable development consists of a long-term, integrated approach to developing and achieving a healthy community by jointly addressing economic, environmental, and social issues, whilst avoiding the overconsumption of key natural resources. Concepts of sustainable development
sustainable in a physical sense could theoretically be pursued even in a rigid social and the political setting. But physical sustainability cannot be secured unless development policies pay attention to such considerations as changes in access to resources and in the distribution of costs and benefits. Even the narrow notion of physical sustainability implies a concern for social equity between generations, a concern that must logically be extended to equity within each generation. Sustainability broadly includes these three parameters for sustainable development.
- Environment
- Social
- Economic Four Major components: -
- The climatic change
- Nutrient cycles.
- Hydrological cycle.
- Biodiversity. Aim: - → Maximizing the development in a sustainable way → Minimizing the chances of environmental degradation Evolution of the Sustainable Development Concept → The landmark event in the evolution of the concept of sustainable development had been the 1972' Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment convened by the United Nations, the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED).
→ The Kyoto Protocol adopted in December 1997 and the Conferences of the Parties (COPs), held over the years, have made some advances relating to clarification of various aspects of financing and implementing sustainable development globally. Principle of Sustainable Development Sustainable development means to take economic
benefit which can help to raise the living standard of the present generation without affecting the need for future generations. It means to conserve resources without affecting its quantity and quality. The main aim of sustainable development is to balance among resources, the population, various aspects of various environment and development.
- Conservation of Ecosystem The ultimate aim of sustainable development is to conserve the earth. It is to make the ecological system durable. Preservation of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is necessary for this purpose.
- Sustainable Development of Society Sustainability of society depends on the availability of healthy residence, balanced diet, adequate health service, employment and quality education. If these elements are developed and become available to the people in society, it becomes a sustainable society. It
- Conservation of Human Resource People can play a vital role in the utilization and conservation of the environment. The knowledge and skill of caring for the earth should be developed. Human resources are to be developed by providing education, health care and training. Human resource contributes to adopt the principles of sustainable development.
- Increase in Peoples' Participation Sustainable development cannot be maintained personally. A joint effort of every individual is indispensable. In order to translate the concept of sustainable development into action, public participation should be increased. Therefore, positive attitudes of public should be developed in every programmer of sustainable development.
- Conservation of Cultural heritage
Sustainable development has emphasized the conservation of social traditions, customs, religious places and cultural aspects of people. Diverse cultural heritage is the invaluable contribution to society, but superstition should be avoided. Conservation of cultural heritage is our duty. Its conservation supports sustainable development.
- Included within Carrying Capacity of Earth Development work must be within the carrying capacity of the earth. People cannot get those entire things that they require from the earth immediately. The earth has limited resources. The limited means and resources on the earth cannot be enough for the unlimited means of people. Over-exploitation of the resources has negative effects on the environment.
and how it will affect businesses and by extension, jobs, and employability. It is also about providing incentives for businesses and other organizations to adhere to sustainability guidelines beyond their normal legislative requirements. Social Development: There are many facets to this pillar. Most importantly is awareness of and legislation protection of the health of people from pollution and other harmful activities of the business and other organizations. It is also about maintaining access to basic resources without compromising the quality of life. The biggest hot topic for many people right now is sustainable housing and how we can better build the homes we live in from sustainable material. The final element is education encouraging people to participate in environmental sustainability and teaching them about the effects of environmental protection as well as warning of the dangers if we cannot achieve our goals. Environmental Protection: We all know what we need to do to protect the
environment, whether that is recycling, reducing our power consumption by switching electronic devices off rather than using standby, by walking short journeys instead of taking the bus. Businesses are regulated to prevent pollution and to keep their carbon emissions low. There are incentives to install renewable power sources in our homes and businesses. Environmental protection is the third pillar and to many, the primary concern of the future of humanity. It defines how we should study and protect ecosystems, air quality, integrity, and sustainability of our resources and focus on the elements that place stress on the environment.
