Sustainable development

Concept of sustainable development
• Social, Economical and Environmental aspect of sustainable development.
Environmental education, Resource utilization as per the carrying capacity

1. Sustainable Development
(Dr.) Mirza Salman Baig
Assistant Professor (Pharmaceutics)
AIKTC, School of Pharmacy,New Panvel
Affiliated to University of Mumbai (INDIA)

2. Defination
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Sustainable development (SD) is the
development that meets the needs
of present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.

3. •
Sustainable development is
applicable to renewable resources
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Aspect should be kept in mind for
development policies
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World organizations realized that
economic development cannot
sustain without attention and care
for ennvironment

4. Concept
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Multidimentional
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Interest of Business/ Gov / Society/
Environment
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Three major dimentions of
SD
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Economic
–
Social
–
Environmental

5. Objectives
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Concern for future
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Protection of environment
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High economic growth
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Careful use of natural resources
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Social progress/ Equity

6. Principles
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Intra generation Equity
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Reduce welth gap between within and
between nations
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Inter generation equity
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Future generation have right to live
with sufficient resources

7. Characterstic
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Substitution
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Renewability
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Institutional Commitment
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Adaptability
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Interdependence

8. Substitution
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non-Renewable to renewable
resources
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Ecofriendly solar

9. Renewability
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Rate of utilization should be lower
than or equal to regeneration

10. Institutional Commitment
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Individual cannot bring change
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institute must be involved

11. Adaptability
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Adapt to change
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Adopt clay (biodegradable) instead of
plastic

12. Interdependence
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Air pollution spread across nation

13. Social Aspect of SD
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Protection of human right
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Protection of health
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Prevent child mortility
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Food security
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Respecting the views of beneficiaries and
victims of development activities
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Accountability and responsibility of
dicision makers
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Transperency of thought and planning
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Fair and equal access to information and
knowledge

14. Social Aspect of SD
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Social issues is linked to economic
issues
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Poorer section receive inadequate
health care, education
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Social issues also realted to
environment, pollution affect health

15. Social indicator
Indicator
ismanagable and tangible
piece of system
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High school graduation
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No. of homeless people
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School expenditure per student
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Student/Teacher ratio
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rate of crime

16. Economical Aspects of SD
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Ability of country to buy most of what
of most people desire is an
inndication of its economic health.
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Sustainable Economic growth depend
on economic goals as well as social
and environmental goals

17. Economical Aspects of SD
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Overexploitation of non renewable
resources would undercut a country's
economy
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Investment that do not address
social issues (indicators) will not
receive socital acceptance

18. Economical Elements
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Improvement in economic wellbeing
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Creation of new markets and opportunity
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Investment in infra, goods and services
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Effecient use of renewable resources
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Cost reduction through effecient
improvements
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Protection of commercial rights
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Reducing international trade barriers

19. Economical indicators
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Unemployment rate
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Distribution of income
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Sectorial distribution of jobs
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Distribution of housing

20. Environmental Aspects of SD
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Social and economical activities
depend on environmental resources
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Hence cooperation and coordination
is needed

21. Environmental Aspects of SD
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Renewal of natural resources
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Renewal of energy resources
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Renewal of food resources
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Reduction of environment footprint
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Transperancy in planning

22. Environmental indicators
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No. of clean air days
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Minimization of waste
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Nature based environmental design
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Percentage of population without
potable water
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Agriculture land
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Tonnes per capita solid waste
•
Environment education in institutions

23. Environmental Education
&
Resource utilization as per
carrying capicity

24. Environmental Education
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Feeling of belongingness to earth
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Teaching of EVS from primary
education
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Media can develop this feeling

25. Importance of EVS education
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Motivate people to adopt
environment friendly practices
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Awareness of environment related
problem and its solution is necessary
to protect environment.
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Little efforts by every person society
can eliminate environment related
problems

26. Resource utilization as per
carrying capicity

27. Concept
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The carrying capacity concept was
pioneered by Thomas Malthus in the year
1798.
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He predicted that the
earth can only
hold a definite amount of human
growth for a definite time.
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This concept holds a crucial position in
determining the quality and state of an
ecosystem with respect to the demands of
the dwelling population.
•
It is basically an ecological concept that
also embraces the
socio-economic

parameters.

28. Defination
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The carrying capacity of an area can
be defined as the
maximum
number of people that can be
supported
by the environment of
that area through optimum utilization
of the available resources.
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Resources like Water, Soil, Forest etc.

29. Carrying capacity
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Carrying capacity of an area refers to an
extreme limit of population that can be
supported by ecosystem of that area.
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If this limit is crossed then the nature will
react by imposing pressure to resist the
abrupt growth and development of the
people resulting into equilibrium.
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These pressures can be in the form of
floods, droughts, landslides,diseases etc.

31. Thank You