Thinking about Ecological Sustainability

dc.contributor.authorLele, Sharachchandraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-31T14:50:25Z
dc.date.available2009-07-31T14:50:25Z
dc.date.issued2006en_US
dc.date.submitted2007-07-09en_US
dc.date.submitted2007-07-09en_US
dc.description.abstract"The concept of sustainability emerged in the mid-20th century as a fairly straightforward notion in the management of renewable natural resources such as forests and fisheries. In this narrower context, the term simply meant extracting from a resource stock at a rate below the stock's natural growth rate. In the 1980s, however, the term began to be used in broader context. A (re)defining moment came when the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development (also known as the Brundtland Commission) popularised the term as sustainable development, which it defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (WCED, 1987). Today, the term has become ubiquitous. People are talking about sustainable health, livelihoods, communities, transport, cities and even defence! "While such indiscriminate usage undermines the power of the concept, there is no doubt that the idea of sustainability has touched a chord somewhere. Indeed, it has almost replaced or become synonymous with environmental soundness amongst activists, analysts and policy-makers alike. Sustainability science is the new buzzword amongst environmental scientists abroad. But what does sustainability really mean? What are its nuances, underlying assumptions, strengths and limitations? This article is an attempt to explore these questions."en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournalSeminaren_US
dc.identifier.citationmonthAugusten_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume564en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/2474
dc.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectenvironmenten_US
dc.subjectecologyen_US
dc.subject.sectorSocial Organizationen_US
dc.submitter.emailslele@isec.ac.inen_US
dc.titleThinking about Ecological Sustainabilityen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.type.publishedpublisheden_US

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