SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

Entrampas, Mary Loudette

Quieta, Dessa JaneIETE 12

Definition

• development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Definition

• Key concepts:

– Needs

– Limitations

ENVIRONMENTAL

ECONOMIC SOCIAL

Components

Importance

• Sustainable development considers the future generation’s needs

• Balance of the three components create fulfillment of several conditions

• Protection and of the earth and the earth's resources

Cleaner Production

• Maximize Product Output

• Minimize Waste

Cleaner Production and Sustainable Development

• Through cleaner production and right decision-making, the goals of sustainable development will be fulfilled

• Considering the definition of Cleaner Production, it primarily supports the long term objective of sustainable development

Examples of Sustainable Development with Cleaner Production

• Wind Energy

• Solar Energy

• Crop Rotation

• Sustainable Construction

Reference

• World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED). Our common future. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987 p. 43.

• National Cleaner Production Centre. Cleaner Production. Enviropaedia. Retrieved June 15, 2013, from http://Www.Enviropaedia.Com/Topic/Default.Php?Topic_Id=47.

• Yacooub, Ali; Johannes Fresner (2006). Half is Enough - An Introduction to Cleaner Production. Beirut, Lebanon: LCPC Press. ISBN 3-9501636-2-X. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleaner_production

• Sustainable development. Retrieved June 15, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainable_development

• Sustainable development. Retrieved June 16, 2013, from http://www.hrea.org/index.php?doc_id=444