Definitions for sustainable development
sus·tain·able de·vel·op·ment

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1. sustainable developmentnoun

   Development which seeks to produce sustainable economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same by not exceeding the regenerative capacity of the nature. In other words, it's trying to protect the environment.

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1. Sustainable development

   Sustainable development refers to a mode of human development in which resource use aims to meet human needs while ensuring the sustainability of natural systems and the environment, so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come. The term 'sustainable development' was used by the Brundtland Commission, which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Sustainable development ties together concern for the carrying capacity of natural systems with the social challenges faced by humanity. As early as the 1970s, "sustainability" was employed to describe an economy "in equilibrium with basic ecological support systems." Ecologists have pointed to The Limits to Growth, and presented the alternative of a "steady state economy" in order to address environmental concerns. The concept of sustainable development has in the past most often been broken out into three constituent parts: environmental sustainability, economic sustainability and sociopolitical sustainability. More recently, it has been suggested that a more consistent analytical breakdown is to distinguish four domains of economic, ecological, political and cultural sustainability. This is consistent with the UCLG move to make 'culture' the fourth domain of sustainability.

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1. sustainable development

   To develop at a sustainable rate relative to the agreed requirement.

   Sustainable development is important in life for us all on planet earth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2021  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sustainable development in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sustainable development in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of sustainable development in a Sentence

1. Sven Harmeling:

   There is a clear signal there that without tackling climate change, sustainable development is - for many countries - unachievable.

2. Petteri Taalas:

   These are more than just statistics, increasing temperatures mean more melting ice, higher sea levels, more heatwaves and other extreme weather, and greater impacts on food security, health, the environment and sustainable development.

3. Mary Robinson:

   No country at the moment has sustainable development – no country, we can all start learning from each other.

4. Joao Doria:

   Let's help Brazil to comply with its international commitments determined in the Paris Accord and achieve the UN's sustainable development objectives, this is our commitment.

5. Saleemul Huq:

   If we are to take sustainable development seriously, we have to scale up climate action across the board and fund real ways of adapting communities to these new everyday extremes.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sustainable_Development
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sustainable development