Sustainable Development

How might economic sustainability be persued

- uses buildings that can easily be adapted to changing needs - design high density developments to support local needs - build on space for economic activity to occur - use materials with a long life span

What are the challenges to maintain a sustainable city

> lack of jobs > strain on land > housing shortages > decaying infrastructure > air pollution > waste management

Affects of globalization

> more people = more demand and more stress

Definition of sustainable development

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Cultural Sustainability

Is about the recognition and importance of cultures. It refers to the sustainability or maintaining of natural resources and people in connection with their culture

conservation

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

Venn Diagram

Sustainable development is the product of the three systems overlapping Circles can be made bigger depending on what must be prioritised Capital is interchangeable through the dimensions

ecological footprint

The amount of biologically productive land and water needed to support a person or population.

Incineration

The process of burning waste materials to reduce volume and mass, sometimes to generate electricity or heat

recycle

The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.

The three diagrams of sustainability

Three pillars The nested model The venn diagram

maintain

To continue; carry on; keep in existence

reusable resource

a natural resource that can be used more than once

affluence

abundance; wealth

Fairtrade

an alternative method of international trade which promotes environmentalism, fair wages, alleviation of global poverty and a fair price for growers

developing countries

countries with less independent economies and a lower quality of life

Economic sustainability

ensuring that average incomes in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living and continue to rise in line with inflation and living costs in the future

Three Pillars of Sustainability

environment, economy, society A three legged stool All three pillars must be equal otherwise it will fail Must be a high level and the same level

A sustainable society would emphasize

using energy efficiency and reusing and recycling matter