Sustainable Development

Question 1

Desai and Potter (2014)

Answer 1

Sustainable development is crucial to ensure long lasting

may be difficult if reliant on FDI

Question 2

Elliott (2013)

Answer 2

Susarinable development is focus of many policies and must not ignore climate change and push for greener sustainable develpment

Question 3

Kosoy et al (2008)

Answer 3

Important to push for a more holistic approach to development
- participation of payment of ecosystem services -> NGOs governments and the local people

participation can benefit a community greatly

4 trial communities in mexico
- payments for use of ecosystem and carbon fixation

Question 4

McCarthy and Prudham (2004)

Answer 4

Neoliberalism has massive climatic consequences

Difficult to be sustainable - market led and demanding

Question 5

Spore (1998)

Answer 5

THE ARAL SEA YES I LOVE IT

Overuse for agriculture during soviet union

example of not sustainable

now has massive environmental damage and health effects on the people surrounding the sea

Conflict occurring over what little water is left

Question 6

UNDP (2011)

Answer 6

Urgent need for development to become more sustainable

environmental determination and intensifying social inequalities

controls of finance in development are required

Question 7

Willis (2011)

Answer 7

Development in the north must be cut back if it is not sustainable

attempts must be made to promote more effective sustainable development

Question 8

World Bank (2003)

Answer 8

Difficult to pursue development with 2,8 billion people living on les than US$2 a day

growth may be at risk if it is not rethought in a sustainable manner