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• Sustainable development is a systematic approach to growth and development, and to manage natural, produced and social
capital for the welfare of their own and future generations.
• The three pillars of sustainable development are – economic development, social development, and environmental protection.
• The problems related to sustainable development include Population and Human Resources, Food Security, Urban Challenge,
Energy, Industry, Species and Ecosystems, Space Junk, Environmental Degradation, Conflict and War.
• Short term solutions related to sustainable development are: illegal deforestation should be stopped, regenerate forests to
compensate for the lost forest cover, recycling of waste with proper disposal system, treatment of industrial waste, relocating
polluting industries to the outskirts, prohibiting addition of toxic chemicals to the soil, rainwater harvesting, using alternative
sources of energy.
• Long term solutions include launching awareness campaigns for farmers and industrialists, government must form policies
to stop illegal activities that are not environment-friendly, make the cost of treating waste cheaper than releasing the waste
indiscriminately, placing more emphasis on development of sustainable agriculture, protecting ecology through taxes and fines.

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Self-Assessmentlf-Assessment

A. Tick () the correct option.
1. What is the core principle of sustainable development?
Economic growth

Environmental exploitation

Meeting present needs without compromising the future
Social inequality

2. Which summit unanimously adopted Agenda 21, a comprehensive blueprint for sustainable
development?
Stockholm Summit

Nairobi Summit
Rio Earth Summit

Johannesburg Summit
3. What are the 5 P’s often associated with sustainable development?

Progress, Power, Profit, Pollution, Prosperity
People, Planet, Peace, Partnership, Prosperity

Poverty, Preservation, Progress, Policies, Population

Profit, Pollution, Preservation, Partnership, People
4. Which of the following is not one of the three pillars of sustainable development?

Economic Growth
Environmental Stewardship

Social Exclusion
Social Inclusion

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