Sustainability & Human Development Flashcards
What is sustainability?
This is the act of meeting present needs minus compromising the ability of future generations to met their own needs
(UN, 1992)
Define the three dimensions of sustainability.
- Economic sustainability: the capacity of future generations to earn an income and grow their economy.
- Environmental sustainability: the usage of natural environment in a way that preserves resources for future generations.
- Social sustainability: capacity of future generations to have access to social resources such as human rights and political stability.
How does economic sustainability promote health and wellbeing?
- Investing in education & improving the skills and knowledge of the workforce.
- Ensuring employment opportunities & payment of fair wage for goods & services.
- Access to appropriate tech, transport, communication systems, tools & energy.
Objectives of Economic sustainability.
- Growth
- Efficiency
- Stability
Considerations of Economic sustainability.
- Trade
- Economic growth
- Employment
- Innovation and diversity of industries
Objectives of environmental sustainability.
- Healthy environment for humans.
- Conservation of non renewable natural resources.
- Rational use of renewable natural resources.
How does environmental sustainability promote health and wellbeing?
- Efficient use of energy (ensures enough for current and future generations to sustain their lives)
- Reduced pollution
- Encourage industries and agriculture to use natural resources responsibly.
- Protecting natural resources.
What are the components of environmental sustainability?
- Climate change
- Pollution and waste management
- Biodiversity
- Use of natural resources
How does social sustainability promote health and well-being?
- Encouraging people to take charge of their own lives.
- Promoting equity by including everyone in activities and decisions that affect their community.
- Respecting people’s values and knowledge.
Considerations of social sustainability.
- Safe and decent work conditions.
- Promote political and legal rights.
- Peace and security.
- Eradicate poverty and provide social protection systems.
- Gender equality
Objectives of social sustainability.
- Cultural identification
- Participation
- Health
- Security
- Education
- Full employment
- Health
Which sustainability aims at human rights being upheld?
Social sustainability.
Which type of sustainability ensures the average income in all countries are adequate to sustain a decent standard of living?
Economic.
What does government do with funding and how is it funded by citizens?
° Funding is through tax
° Funds help government provide public services to promote health and wellbeing of its citizens.
What are the three ways in which sustainability promotes health and wellbeing?
- Increase in income of individuals gives them better access to resources ( reduces malnutrition and infectious disease)
- Ensuring current generation have it’s needs met for essential resources (food, shelter, safe water,,,)
- Ensure that future generations have access to same or more resources to meet their needs.
