Sustainable development Flashcards
What is sustainable development? (Development population)
Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs
What is economic sustainability? (Development population)
The ability of economies to maintain themselves if resources decline or become too expensive
What Earth summits have attempted to achieve sustainable development? (Development population)
- Rio (1992)
- Kyoto (1997)
- Johannesburg (2002)
What occurred in response to global warming? (Development population)
- Kyoto summit (1997)
- Industrialised countries to reduce co2 emissions by 50% by 2010
What did the Kyoto summit mean for the UK? (Development population)
Changing energy policies to an alternative one and reducing dependency on coal power stations
Who refused to sign the Kyoto protocol? (Development population)
President Bush USA
What year was the Bali road map devised? (Development population)
2007
What was written in the Bali road map? (Development population)
A two year plan with the aims of;
- global resources management
- poverty eradication
- better healthcare
What do poverty and health care strongly link to? (Development population)
Population growth and resource usage as ways in which population pressures can be reduced
How can sustainable development be achieved through social forces? (Development population)
- Controlling immigration
- Encouraging emigration
- Control population
- State cooperating to eliminate poverty
- Countries having the right to exploit own natural resources
How can sustainable development be achieved through economic forces? (Development population)
- Least developed should have highest priority
- Unsustainable production should be eliminated
- Fined if they do not follow environmental laws
How can sustainable development be achieved through environmental forces? (Development population)
- Laws on pollution
- Information on natural disasters should be passed onto neighbouring countries
What type of social policies could be adopted to reduce population growth? (Development population)
- Anti-natalist (Reducing fertility)
- Pro-natalist (increase population)
