Sustainable Development : What it means

Abstract

Sustainable development is advancement that meets the necessities of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts ie. The concept of 'needs', in particular the indispensable needs of the world's poor, to which paramount priority should be given; and the idea of confines forced by the state of technology and social organization on the environment's potential to meet present and future needs. Thus the goals of economic and social development must be defined in terms of sustainability in all countries ; developed or developing, market-oriented or centrally designed Interpretations will vary, but must share certain general features and must flow from a consensus on the basic concept of sustainable development and on a broad strategic scheme for attaining it.