scholarly journals ADDRESSING CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TRAVEL WRITING: READING AND REFLECTING ON WILLIAM DALRYMPLE’S ‘NINE LIVES’.

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Nidhi Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Travel Writing ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Cultural Sustainability ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Is Development ◽  
Brundtland Report

Ever since the focus on cultural diversity and identities acquired prominence globally, there has been a shift in limiting sustainability only to environmental, economic and social dimensions. Culture is more than just the manifestation of culture, for example, ‘the arts’ and should be viewed instead as the ‘whole social order’ (Williams 1983). This naturally leads to an interrogation of the construct of sustainable development. The definition which emerged in the Brundtland Report (WCED 1987) is the widely accepted one and it states, “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”

5. Sustainability and preservation

2018 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Robin Attfield
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Biodiversity Loss ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Brundtland Report

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.

The multiple faces of sustainability – from sustained yield to sustainable development

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Sue Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Socioeconomic Issues ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
Is Development ◽  
Sustained Yield ◽  
The Relationship

Sustained yield is the amount or number of a resource that can be harvested without sending the resource into a decline. Sustainable development is development that meets the current needs of human society without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustained yield and sustainable development both encompass concepts of sustainability. This paper (1) describes the concepts of sustained yield and sustainable development, and (2) explores the linkages, or lack of linkages, between the two concepts of sustainability. The linkages between sustained yield and sustainable development are weak. The paper finishes by drawing some conclusions about the relationship, or lack thereof, between sustained yield and sustainable development, and posits that sustainable development should focus on sustainable management and use of natural resources, with socioeconomic issues such as poverty alleviation, women’s rights, displaced people, and trade liberalisation having their own statements or declarations.

scholarly journals The discovery of a melanistic Leopard Panthera pardus delacouri (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) at Bukit Kudung in Jeli, Kelantan, Peninsular Malaysia: conservation and ecotourism

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17513-17516
Author(s):  
Kamarul Hambali ◽  
Nor Fakhira Muhamad Fazli ◽  
Aainaa Amir ◽  
Norashikin Fauzi ◽  
Nor Hizami Hassin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Panthera Pardus ◽  
International Union ◽  
Is Development

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.  During a study near an ecotourism site, we recorded a melanistic Leopard Panthera pardus delacouri on top of Bukit Kudung in Jeli District.  This finding is considered important because the Indochinese Leopard P.p. delacouri is classified as Critically Endangered in the Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  We hope that this record will foster conservation efforts in the area.   

scholarly journals Is it Time to Jump off the Sustainability Bandwagon?

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph DesJardins
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Strategy ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Business Practice ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Sustainability Research ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
Narrow Concept ◽  
Brundtland Report

ABSTRACT:Almost thirty years after its initial use in the Brundtland Report, the concept of “sustainability” has become ubiquitous within business, with virtually every company division across a broad range of industries developing “sustainable” models and practices. While the original Brundtland idea of sustainable development has the potential to do much good in guiding business practice, this potential is being undermined by the systematic misuse, misunderstanding, and flawed application of the concept in many business settings. Under the guise of sustainability, business is being asked to do both less than and more than what should be required by a commitment to sustainable development. As a result, serious ethical and practical questions go unanswered, questions that must be addressed before sustainability can become a meaningful business strategy. This address situates sustainable business within its original context of sustainable development and argues against attempts to convert sustainability either into a narrow concept of risk management or into a broad concept of social responsibility. It then lays out a sustainability research agenda that helps us understand how to create businesses that can meet present and future needs without jeopardizing future generations via the destruction of the biosphere.

scholarly journals THE ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PRINCIPLES OF IN-TEGRATION AND SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Andri G. Wibisana
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Sustainable Utilization ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
International Commitments ◽  
Generational Equity ◽  
Is Development ◽  
Definition Of

Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. However, that concept lacks of clarity, which leads to various interpretations. Scholars have argued that the definition of sustainable development can be explained into four elements, namely the integration principle, sustainable use, intra-generational equity, and inter-generational equity. It analyses the elements of integration and sustainable using both legal and non-legal perspectives and shows how the elements have been recognized in various legal documents, while finds that various international commitments have indicated the growing concerns for conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Pembangunan berkelanjutan adalah pembangunan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan generasi sekarang tanpa mengganggu kemampuan generasi yang akan datang. Definisi pembangunan berkelanjutan dibagi menjadi 4 (empat), yaitu prinsip integrasi, pemanfaatan secara berkelanjutan, keadilan intra generasi, dan keadilan antar generasi. Artikel ini menganalisis prinsip integrasi dan pemanfaatan berkelanjutan. Artikel ini memandang bahwa prinsip integrasi harus diinterpretasikan dalam kerangka perlindungan lingkungan, sehingga memperoleh prioritas guna menyeimbangkan antara kebutuhan perlindungan lingkungan dengan kebutuhan akan pembangunan. Di samping itu, meskipun terdapat berbagai penafsiran mengenai pemanfaatan berkelanjutan, namun pengakuan tentang pemanfaatan berkelanjutan cukup untuk menunjukkan adanya peningkatan perhatian terhadap pemanfaatan berkelanjutan atas sumber daya lingkungan.

scholarly journals Will Curtains Come Down for the Sustainable Theatre – Evaluating Growth Challenges from an Island Nation

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 470
Author(s):  
Seck Tan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Environmental Capital ◽  
Similar Development ◽  
Brundtland Report

Sustainable development (as defined by The Brundtland Report, 1987) points to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own. However, sustainable development denotes different perspectives to different audience; and for development to be truly sustainable, growth must be inclusive and demands equal attention to the tri-nexus of economy, society and the environment. Unfortunately, this is far from reality. In an effort to continue growing, economies pedestalize economic progress where attention is skewed towards economic performance with an intentional disregard of the environment and to the degradation of the environment. For the purpose of this paper, sustainable development focuses on debates between the twin-nexus of economy and the environment. This paper highlights sustainable development challenges for Singapore (an island nation). While most studies centered on Singapore‟s miraculous growth, few have examined the island‟s use of its environmental capital for economic growth. Island economies face similar development challenges like most global economies; the difference lies in their natural endowments (or the lack of). This underlines the need for policies to advance ecosystem preservation in land-scarce Singapore. With the use of a simple environmental valuation framework, it is demonstrated that the island nation has not fared too badly in protecting its environmental capital.Keywords: Ecosystem, Environmental Capital, Island Nation, Singapore, Sustainable Development

Sustainability

2019 ◽  
pp. 270-304
Author(s):  
K. Seeta Prabhu ◽  
Sandhya S. Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Economic Shocks ◽  
Environmental Rights ◽  
Strong Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Human Development ◽  
Political Turmoil

This chapter explains the importance of broadening the purview of sustainability to include environmental, economic, and social dimensions. The rationale for this more comprehensive view lies in the fact that people face multiple vulnerabilities due to disaster-related risks, macro-economic shocks, political turmoil, and ever-expanding social inequalities. Therefore, this chapter argues for the need to anchor all actions in the pathway of strong sustainability as sustaining ecosystems and their services and ensuring environmental rights for present and future generations are important from the point of view of intergenerational equity. This can be achieved through adopting an ‘institutionally integrated view’ of a freedom-centred approach that strengthens the foundations of sustainable human development through promotion of basic capabilities, collective freedoms, and social cohesion.

Critical Assessment Holistic Sustainability at Building Scale in China through Case Studies of Sustainable Tall Buildings

2013 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Yu Chuan Liu ◽  
Jie Wan ◽  
Zhen Hua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Air Pollutions ◽  
Reduce Energy Consumption ◽  
Brundtland Report

In 1987, the Brundtland report defined sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The 30 percentage of the whole world greenhouse gas per year come from buildings. In many situation when architects design tall buildings, they often take into more consideration operational efficiency instead of some influence of environment. The consumption of energy ascend dramatically in developing counties, which leads to air pollutions and increase of greenhouse gas in these countries. In China, the number of tall buildings are increasing and these tall buildings take large proportion of energy consumption. The number of tall buildings was 400 until 2000 and the energy consumption of huge tall buildings is 6 to 8 times more than common buildings. Therefore, how to reduce energy consumption in tall buildings plays a vital role in sustainable development. The holistic sustainability includes three aspects which are economy, society and ecology. The purpose of this essay is critically assessing sustainable tall buildings in China and UK. Then limitation of holistic sustainability of building scale in China would be analyzed and how to enhance it.

Engendering Constitutional Realization of Sustainable Development in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-191
Author(s):  
Peter Oniemola ◽  
Oyinkan Tasie
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Federal Republic ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
The Future

AbstractThis article examines the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) that appear to be in tune with the tenets of sustainable development, which has received much attention at both international and municipal levels. It was found that the relevant aspects of the Constitution on sustainable development are contained in Chapter Two of the Constitution under the fundamental objectives and directive principles of state policy, which include environmental, economic and social objectives. The constitution provides for their non-justifiability to the effect that the court shall not entertain any question on implementation of the objectives. Therefore, constitutional basis for sustainable development in Nigeria has been whittled down. It is contended that given the importance of sustainable development to the well-being of Nigerians and the future generations, it is expedient that the provisions of Chapter Two of the constitution relevant to sustainable development be made justiciable in Nigeria.

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