The sustainable development portal
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Scheme of sustainable development:
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Sustainable development has been defined as balancing the fulfillment of human needs with the protection of the natural environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but in the indefinite future. The term was used by the Brundtland Commission which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
The field of sustainable development can be conceptually divided into four general dimensions: social, economic, environmental and institutional. The first three dimensions address key principles of sustainability, while the final dimension addresses key institutional policy and capacity issues.
International development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition, but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development - the development of livelihoods and greater quality of life for humans. It therefore encompasses governance, healthcare, education, disaster preparedness, infrastructure, economics, human rights, environment and issues associated with these.
International development is by definition a process undertaken by countries and communities with assistance from other nations' governments and communities, from international Non-Governmental Organisations (such as charities) or from intergovernmental organisations (such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank). As such it is distinct from development which would take place anyway, without international involvement.
International development is also distinct from, though conceptually related to, disaster relief and humanitarian aid. While these two forms of international support seek to alleviate some of the problems associated with a lack of development, they are most often short term fixes - they are not necessarily sustainable solutions.
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Men did not make the earth. It is the value of the improvements only, and not the earth itself, that is individual property. Every proprietor owes to the community a ground rent for the land which he holds.
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- Attention: Environment pages, PRiSM
- Cleanup: Bioeconomics, Biofuel, Development aid, Appropedia
- Expand: Zero carbon city, International development, Zero-emissions vehicle, Solar-powered_aircraft
- Expert attention: Biodegradable plastic, International development
- Merge: Aid ← Development aid
- Neutrality: Energy economics, World Bank Group, Sustainability
- Requests: Aerobic digestion, Development charities (redirects),
- Sources: Appropriate technology, Biodegradable plastic, Energy development, Green politics, Recycling, Socially responsible investing, Sustainable agriculture, World Bank Group
- Spam cleanup: Sustainability, Sustainable development
- Stubs: Community-led total sanitation, Migration studies, Rural community development, More... Biotechnology, Environment, Environmental organizations, International development, Renewable energy, Sustainability, Waste, Water supply
- Wikify: Socially responsible investing
- Worldwide view: Recycling
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