1.
Introduction to sustainable development
1.1.
Own views on sustainable development
According to my view sustainable development means the
development of the infrastructure, roads and other things as well as
development of the economy in an environmental friendly manner and without
wasting resources. That means when we do a construction or a new project, we
have to do it environmental friendly and without wasting resources. That means
if we do construction or road development by cutting trees that is not sustainable
development, we have to regrow trees in a suitable place to reduce the harm
that we have done to environment, and also we have to do without wasting
resources and we have to keep them for future generations.
Bandaranayake D.M.L.N (162734B)
Su8stainable development is carrying on the development of
the human society without destroying the natural environment and eco system,
that mean developing the society using recycle, reusable, durable,
biodegradable, and ecofriendly materials
and carrying the development with the lesser harm to the environment.
Amarasingha L.H. (162603A)
Sustainable development is the effective development of
social, economic and environmental sector
Hasan A.H.I
(162626V)
Sustainable development is develop the things without harm
to the environment and also economically. As well as fulfill current needs from
the resources without discomfiting future needs.
Alahakoon S.S
(162401D)
In sustainable development, it balance all sides which
consider that work. It is friendly with environment health, technology, cost
etc
Lunuvila H.L.J.M
(1626456G)
1.2.
Definitions with references
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“No single approach to “sustainable development”
or framework is consistently useful, given the variety of scales inherent in
different conservation programs and different types of societies and
institutional structures” (Heinen, 1994).
·
“Thus define agricultural sustainability as the
ability to maintain productivity, whether as a field or farm or nation. Where
productivity is the output of valued product per unit of resource input”
(Conway & Barbier, 1990).
·
“Sustainable development involves devising a
social and economic systems, which ensures that these goals are sustained, i.e.
that real incomes rise, that educational standards increase, that the health of
the nation improves, that the general quality of life is advanced” (Pearce,
Makandia & Barbier, 1989).
1.3 Critical review
In here in the first definition of
Heinen (1994) it doesn’t talk about the facts clearly that should enter in
sustainable development. And also it doesn’t explain about the environmental
friendly concept. In the second definition of Conway and Barbier (1990) it mainly
focused on agricultural development and it also talked about the economic
aspects of it. But it doesn’t mention about the environmental friendly concepts
and allocation of resources without wasting them. But in the third definition
of Pearce, Markandia and Barbie (1989), it explain about most facts that should
include in the sustainable development like economic aspects, social aspects and health of the nation.But it also gives a
little attention to eco-friendliness. By the way third definition is explain
about the sustainable development better than others.
Group Members
Alahakoon S.S (162401D)
Amarasingha L.H. (162603A)
Bandaranayake D.M.L.N (162734B)
Hasan A.H.I (162626V)
Lunuvila H.L.J.M (1626456G)
