scholarly journals Sustainability and Asia

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Els van Dongen ◽  
Hong Liu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
New Era ◽  
The World ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Brundtland Commission ◽  
Common Future

What is the added value of investigating the contested concept of “sustainability” in tandem with the geographical marker of “Asia” in today’s world? To answer this question, we need to return to the formulation of the problematique of “sustainability” and “sustainable development” several decades ago. The Our Common Future report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)—also known as the Brundtland Commission—put forward the most commonly recognized and most frequently used definition of “sustainable development” (SD) in 1987.1 Development could be made sustainable, so the report stated, “to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (WCED 1987: 15). The report further proclaimed that there were limits to development, but that improvements in technology and social development could “make way for a new era of economic growth” (ibid.).

scholarly journals Sustainable Environmental Policy in Turkey: Climate Change Case

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulmenaf Turan ◽  
Mahmut Güler
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Legal Regulations ◽  
Main Principle ◽  
Global Level ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Concept ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Common Future

Environmental problems have become the main agenda of all countries in the world since 1970’s. Various reports have been written, international meetings have been held and various contracts, agreements and action plans were accepted according to these decisions. Each of these arrangements has reflected to policies of countries. The most important issue of international meetings is that environmental values and natural resources should be used rationally and without extravagancy, should be protected and sustained considering the policy of using rights and benefits of current and future generations. In this sense, the concept of “sustainable development” which aims at enabling economic growth and is defined as an environmentalist view in included in the report called Our Common Future which is prepared by Bruntland in 1987 and presented to United Nations Commission of Environment and Development. Later on, this principle was accepted as the main principle of meeting in RIO Summit of 1992. Turkey which is one of the developing countries did not remain out of this process and determined environmental policies in accordance with decisions in global level. Turkey participated in both meetings mentioned above; carried out preparation studies according to these principles and adapted these principles to legal regulations and policies about environmental and economic development. In this study, first of all historical development of sustainable development concept in global sense will be explained and then it will be evaluated how this principle influences environmental policies in Turkey in analytical way together with examples of practice.

Editorial: Forging Advances in Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
David Grierson ◽  
Ashraf M. Salama
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Studies ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Intergenerational Equity ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Ethical Dimension ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The World ◽  
Environment And Development

Sustainability has been an important topic in many disciplines over two decades, and its urgency is rising. At the same time, a conceptual understanding of sustainability remains rather vague, posing a challenge for research in this area. Nevertheless the term ‘sustainability’ is increasingly used in the context of ecological, economic, and social studies. In green economics it is often used interchangeably with the term ‘sustainable development’, defined by the World commission on environment and development in 1987 as, “development which meets he needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” this underlines sustainability’s ethical dimension where a normative view implies treating sustainability as a form of intergenerational equity and fairness. The question of intergenerational equity constitutes a growing concern, and our obligation to future generations requires us to look beyond short-term public policy preoccupations to anticipate building a better future for all.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Factors of Investment Attractiveness of the Business Environment in Terms of Sustainable Development of the Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 01043
Author(s):  
Gennady Alexandrov ◽  
Irina Vyakina ◽  
Galina Skvortsova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The World ◽  
Ecological Problems ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Interim Measures

It should be noted, that today the world scientific community try to find new ways of economic development, which are aimed at refusing to absolutize economic growth at the expense of solving social and ecological problems and ensuring the vital requirements of future generations. In this regard, the authors have proposed a methodological technique, that allows to systematize the factors of investment attractiveness of the business environment of the region, which are considered in terms of implementing the goals of sustainable development and increasing innovative activity. At the same time, we consider it necessary to emphasize, that the use of the obtained research results will allow, in our opinion, to significantly advance both in theoretical and practical terms in solving the development and implementation of reasonable interim measures to advance the region towards achieving sustainable development goals.

scholarly journals Environment And Sustainable Development

2010 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Shalini Singh ◽  
Amit Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Living Space ◽  
The World ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
The One ◽  
Rate Of Consumption

With the dawn of the 21st century, we are confronted with two conflicting scenarios for the future of man kind. On the one hand, there are possibilities of a bright future with press button living, space shuttles, information technology, genetic engineering and such other advances in science and technology. On the other hand, a grim scenario is looming large with burgeoning population starved of resources and choked by pollution. Faced with such crucial situation wherein we stand at the crossroads in choosing between environment and development we feel the need of ‘Sustainable Development’. The concept of sustainable development means that the rate of consumption or use of natural resources should approximate the rate at which these resources can be substituted or replaced. It further requires that a nation or society is able to satisfy its requirements- social, economic or others without jeopardising the interest of future generations. The paper broadly tries to outline the basic concept of sustainable development, the world-wide activities initiated to deal with environmental problems and the major strategies that can be adopted by nations for sustainable development.

Exploring a Sustainable Future

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Golden Rule ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Design With Nature ◽  
The World ◽  
Natural Land ◽  
Definition Of

In this chapter, I will explore the concept of sustainability, as viewed in the United States and around the world, and examine how we have arrived at our current thinking about conservation practices in a continually evolving, complex geopolitical sphere. I will do this to link delta restoration with the broader, global issues of providing food and clean water as described in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (http:// www.un.org/millenniumgoals). Many people have written on global environmental sustainability, so I will only briefly summarize these views here and conclude with a brief statement about delta sustainability. During the short time that humans have been on this planet, we have altered nearly 50% of the land surface, and 50% of the wetlands in the world have been lost—a consequence of the unsustainable mindset of human civilizations. Sustainability embodies “stewardship” and “design with nature,” with well-defined goals and an agreed upon “carrying capacity,” that can be developed and modeled by scientists and planners. The most popular definition of sustainability can be traced to a 1987 United Nations conference, in which sustainable development programs were described as those that “meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.” Robert Gillman, editor of In Context magazine, extends this goal-oriented definition by stating “sustainability refers to a very old and simple concept (The Golden Rule) … do unto future generations as you would have them do unto you.” These well-established definitions set forth an ideal premise, but they do not specify the human and environmental parameters needed to model and measure sustainable development. So, here are some more specific definitions: “Sustainable means using methods, systems and materials that won’t deplete resources or harm natural cycles.” Sustainability “identifies a concept and attitude in development that looks at a site’s natural land, water, and energy resources as integral aspects of the development.”

Sustainable Development

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Leann Brown
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Policies ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Modes Of Governance ◽  
Common Future ◽  
New Modes Of Governance

Sustainable development (SD) is defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This definition is articulated in Our Common Future, a political manifesto published in 1987 by the United Nations’ World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). SD promises to resolve in a positive-sum manner the most daunting economic, environmental, political, and social challenges the world is currently facing. However, it has also become a much contested concept, mainly due to the comprehensiveness, ambiguity, and optimism inherent in its underlying assumptions. Ongoing debates within the literature deal with how to define, operationalize, and measure SD; how economic development and environmental protection are conceptualized as mutually supportive; how “nature” is treated in the literature; equity and overconsumption challenges to SD; and the governance, social learning, and normative transformations required to achieve SD. Reaching some consensus on definitions and operationalization of the multiple aspects of SD will lead to standards by which to assess development and environmental policies. Among the most urgent issues that must be addressed in future research are the roles and influence of the relatively new participants in governance, such as intergovernmental/nongovernmental organizations and corporations; the new modes of governance including public-private and private-private partnerships and network governance; and the impacts of implementing compatible and contradictory policies on the various levels and across policy areas.

scholarly journals Optimization of air chamber in solar air collector

2020 ◽  
Vol 166 ◽  
pp. 04004
Author(s):  
Orest Pakholiuk ◽  
Iryna Zadorozhnikova ◽  
Serhii Uzhehov ◽  
Oleksandr Chapyuk ◽  
Ruslan Pasichnyk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Conservation Strategy ◽  
International Union ◽  
World Conservation ◽  
Air Chamber ◽  
Solar Air Collector ◽  
The World ◽  
Environment And Development

Recently, environmental problems have become more acute. In 1980, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) prepared the World Conservation Strategy. This document interpreted the term “sustainable development” as an inseparable link between social development and nature conservation. And already in 1992, after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the concept of sustainable development gained a leading status. The conference materials determined that sustainable development is a development of a society that meets the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Therefore, being aware of the need for energy conservation, there is increasing emphasis on the use of solar energy throughout the world to generate electricity and heat.

Greening the Constitution. The principle of sustainable development anchored in the Belgian Constitution

elni Review ◽  
2012 ◽  
pp. 74-82
Author(s):  
Peter de Smedt ◽  
Hendrik Schoukens ◽  
Tania Van Laer
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Law ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The Political ◽  
European Level ◽  
Policy Goal ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Political Scene ◽  
Common Future

The concept of sustainable development is getting settled well within the framework of environmental law. The current meaning of this concept was defined by the report Our Common Future (1987) of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED): "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Since the publication of the Bundtlandreport in 1987, the concept of sustainable development can no longer be thought away from the political scene. Especially since the Conference of Rio in 1992 the concept has been used more often in juridical texts, at international as well as at European level. Also in the Belgian legal order, the concept of sustainable development has found its way into legislation at federal as well as at regional level step-by-step. As in international documents and treaties, the concept is mostly formulated as a policy goal. After examining the anchoring of sustainable development in the Belgian Constitution the authors of this article discuss the concept's juridical enforceability and subsequently analyse the consequences of this qualification for the application in the jurisprudence. The article ends with some concluding remarks.

Constructing Sustainable Development By Neil E. Harrison. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000. 175p. $54.50 cloth, $17.95 paper.

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-241
Author(s):  
Rodger A. Payne
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
State University ◽  
The World ◽  
Environment And Development ◽  
Brundtland Commission

Nearly 15 years has elapsed since the World Commission on Environment and Development—the so-called Brundtland Commission—popularized the idea of “sustainable development.” The phrase turned out to be unusually slippery, providing both political cover and ammunition for almost anyone engaged in debates about the global environment and/or development. Indeed, scholars and policymakers of all theoretical or ideological stripes found creative ways to employ the phrase “sustainable development” to support a wide array of arguments in these discussions.

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