Evolution of the concept of sustainability. From Brundtland Report to sustainable development goals

Author(s):  
Mohammadhadi Hajian ◽  
Somayeh Jangchi Kashani
Author(s):  
Robin Attfield

Sustainable development was defined in the 1987 Brundtland Report as development that ‘meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs’. It envisaged social, ecological, and economic needs, favouring not just leaving future generations with options for satisfying their needs, but also introducing policies that would make the meeting of those needs more feasible. ‘Sustainability and preservation’ discusses the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000 and the Sustainable Development Goals set in 2015. It explains why biodiversity loss is a major global problem, and why its preservation warrants inclusion in these goals. The forms and limits of preservation are also considered.


Author(s):  
Margherita Pieraccini ◽  
Tonia Novitz

Sustainability has dominated the policy discourse for at least five decades, with its most popular articulation to be found in the Brundtland report in 1987 (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). Today, Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (UN, 2015...


2021 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
pp. 11005
Author(s):  
Tatiana Dănescu ◽  
Radu Bogdan Matei

Global resilience and stability have produced changes in the collective mentality, aimed at developing the spirit of resource conservation, increasing the quantity of recycled materials with effects in reducing climate change. The interdependence between economic, environmental and social considerations for ensuring sustainable development is obvious, their trend being of real interest in current research, because like those presented in the Brundtland report, only this will ensure “the needs of current generations without compromising the possibility of future generations to satisfy their own needs”. Based on a cascading research, from the global approach to sustainable development, to the practices reported by entities in Romania in the last five years, we aim to take stock of the achievements to identify where we are currently compared to the global target launched through the 17 sustainable development goals set by the UN in the 2030 Agenda.


2019 ◽  
Vol 227 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽  
Linda Liebenberg ◽  
Dorothy Bottrell ◽  
Silvia Helena Koller

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .


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