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Evolution of Sustainable Development

1. Sustainable development has its origins in 17th century ideas around sustainable forest management in Europe. Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring further highlighted the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. 2. The concept of directly linking sustainability and development emerged in the 1970s. A 1972 German book explained how sustainability in preserving forests can be applied more broadly. In 1975, the US Congress held its first hearings on sustainable development. 3. Since the 1987 Brundtland Report, the concept of sustainable development has focused on socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth. The 1992 Earth Summit and Agenda 21 emphasized public participation in decision making as key to achieving sustainable development.

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Evolution of Sustainable Development

1. Sustainable development has its origins in 17th century ideas around sustainable forest management in Europe. Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring further highlighted the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. 2. The concept of directly linking sustainability and development emerged in the 1970s. A 1972 German book explained how sustainability in preserving forests can be applied more broadly. In 1975, the US Congress held its first hearings on sustainable development. 3. Since the 1987 Brundtland Report, the concept of sustainable development has focused on socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth. The 1992 Earth Summit and Agenda 21 emphasized public participation in decision making as key to achieving sustainable development.

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Evolution of Sustainable development

Sustainable development has its roots in ideas regarding sustainable forest management,
which were developed in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. In response to a
growing awareness of the depletion of timber resources in Engl Following the publication of
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring in 1962, the developing environmental movement drew
attention to the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation.
Kenneth E. Boulding, in his influential 1966 essay The Economics of the Coming Spaceship
Earth, identified the need for the economic system to fit itself to the ecological system with
its limited pools of resourcesand

The direct linking of sustainability and development in a contemporary sense can be traced
to the early 1970s. "Strategy of Progress", a 1972 book (in German) by Ernst Basler,
explained how the long-acknowledged sustainability concept of preserving forests for future
wood production can be directly transferred to the broader importance of preserving
environmental resources to sustain the world for future generations
In 1975, an MIT research group prepared ten days of hearings on "Growth and Its
Implication for the Future" for the US Congress, the first hearings ever held on
sustainable development.
In 1980, the International Union for Conservation of Nature published a world
conservation strategy that included one of the first references to sustainable development
as a global priority[29] and introduced the term "sustainable development".[30]: 4 Two years
later, the United Nations World Charter for Nature raised five principles
of conservation by which human conduct affecting nature is to be guided and judged
Since the Brundtland Report, the concept of sustainable development has developed
beyond the initial intergenerational framework to focus more on the goal of
"socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth".[30]: 5 In 1992, the UN
Conference on Environment and Development published the Earth Charter, which
outlines the building of a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st
century. The action plan Agenda 21 for sustainable development identified information,
integration, and participation as key building blocks to help countries achieve
development that recognizes these interdependent pillars. Furthermore, Agenda 21
emphasizes that broad public participation in decision-making is a fundamental
prerequisite for achieving sustainable development.
The Rio Protocol was a huge leap forward: for the first time, the world agreed on a
sustainability agenda. In fact, a global consensus was facilitated by neglecting concrete
goals and operational details. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) now have
concrete targets (unlike the results from the Rio Process) but no methods for sanctions.

Dimension of sustainable development


1 -The economic dimension of sustainable development is highlighted
by meeting the material needs and requirements of production.
consumption, and working to develop economic development that
takes into account the basic environmental balances Considering the
general rules of human and natural life.
2 - The social dimension: It is considered the basis on which
sustainable development is based and is distinguished by it, as it
represents the dimension humanitarian law, which essentially
includes equity between generations, which means equality in
distribution and popular participation in Make all decisions that
concern and support it. This dimension focuses mainly on fighting
poverty and unemployment and controlling behavior The
consumption of people also depends, in parallel, on human
development, based on the effective formation of human resources.
Involving the community in the various stages of planning and
implementation for balanced development.
3 -The environmental dimension of sustainable development in
rationalizing the use of non-renewable resources, preserving the
natural environment from Pollution and depletion, using clean,
environmentally friendly technology, and including the environment
in any development process in a way It ensures sustainability and
environmental balance, and based on the above, indicators of
sustainable development highlight that development is a process
Community-based, in which all groups, sectors and groups
contribute, and it may not be relied upon by a small group or one
resource.It is a process directed according to a development will that
is aware of social goals, is committed to achieving them, and has the
ability to achieve Efficient use of society's resources, production and
distribution, according to a civilized method that preserves society's
energies
Mechanisms of sustainable development

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