Sustainable Development

Question 1

Sustainable development = ________ people’s _______ of ______ without _________ resources or _________ the ___________.

Answer 1

a) improving
b) standards
c) living
d) wasting
e) harming
f) environment

Question 2

What are the 3 types of sustainability?

Answer 2

Economic
Environmental
Social

Question 3

How can you maintain healthy, sustainable development?

Answer 3

Consider all 3 factors of development (economic, environmental, social).

Question 4

Define economic sustainability.

Answer 4

Minimising economic impact, not wasting money or funds.

Question 5

Define environmental sustainability.

Answer 5

Minimising environmental harm or damage.

Question 6

Define social sustainability.

Answer 6

Maintaining societal peace, ensuring people have what they need to survive.

Question 7

History of sustainable development:
19__/__s: people began ________ the ________ impact of _________.
19__: ___ set up the _________________ (_____).
19__: first _______ of ____________ produced by ____.
20__: _____ Agreement

Answer 7

a) 1960s/70s - recognising - environmental - development
b) 1983 - UN - World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED)
c) 1987 - definition - Sustainable Development - WCED
f) 2015 - Paris

Question 8

What is the significance of the Rio Environment Conference in 1992?

Answer 8

Showed unity between different types of countries.

Question 9

What is the significance of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997?

Answer 9

Provided the first definition of global warming and started a focus on animal welfare.

Question 10

Give 3 examples that demonstrate the significance of the Paris Agreement in 2015?

Answer 10

It set out to:

• Limit global temperature rises to 2%.
• Stop the selling of petrol/diesel cars by 2035.
• Set up Sustainable Development Goals.

Question 11

Is Capitalist Development Sustainable?

       What does economic growth lead to?

Answer 11

An increased standard of living. This leads more people having TV’s, air conditioning, cars etc.

Question 12

Is Capitalist Development Sustainable?

What do greater levels of income lead to?

Answer 12

A rise in consumption.

Question 13

Is Capitalist Development Sustainable?

What do greater levels of consumption mean?

Answer 13

Greater pressure on global resources and greater levels of air pollution, deforestation etc.

Question 14

International Politics

For many policies to work, what will people need to start doing?
Why is this a problem?

Answer 14

Putting ‘the world’ before ‘the nation’.

Many people aren’t willing to do this.

Question 15

International Politics

What are examples of people putting ‘the nation’ before ‘the world’?

Answer 15

Brexit, oil consumption in US & China, deforestation in South America.

Question 16

What poses as one of the biggest problems in achieving sustainability?

Answer 16

People aren't willing to work collaboratively.
For example:
Businesses/governments in MEDCs & LEDCS
Environmentalists
NGOs

Question 17

How does being green effect LICs from a NEOMARXIST perspective?

K______ - environmental __________ is not kept to state _______.
____ of the world have limited ______ to ____ eg Sub-Saharan Africa.

Answer 17

a) Kingsbury
b) degradation
c) boundaries
d) areas
e) capacity
f) cope

Question 18

How does being green effect LICs from a Neoliberal perspective?

K______ - ______ pollution is a ______ issue caused by ____________.
____________ may be most __________ issue (over ____% of Amazon destroyed).

Answer 18

a) Kingsbury
b) water
c) major
d) industrialisation

e) deforestation
f) significant
g) 30%

Question 19

How does being green effect LICs from a Neomarxist perspective?

S______ - see solutions in the __________ of the _____ market.
_________ will generate _________ to problems (eg _____ will lead to development of _______ energy).

Answer 19

a) Saunders
b) extension
c) free

d) capitalism
e) solutions
f) grants
g) renewable

Question 20

How does being green effect LICs from a Neomarxist perspective?

S______ - see _________ fixes - environmentalists are _______ as to if it will work.
Encourage __________ of _______ such as ______ as would make use of them more _______.

Answer 20

a) Saunders
b) technological
c) sceptical
d) privatisation
e) utilities
f) water
g) efficient

Question 21

How does being green effect LICs from a Neomalthusian perspective?

__________ by impact to the ___________ from __________ growth.
Argue _____ people in ______ LICs are _________ the environment and it needs _______.

Answer 21

a) concerned
b) environment
c) population
d) poor
e) rural
f) damaging
g) curbing

Question 22

How does being green effect LICs from a Neomalthusian perspective?

They argue ______ come from rising __________ in LICs putting ________ on marginal _____, leading to problems such as ___________.

Answer 22

a) issues
b) populations
c) pressures
d) land
e) deforestation

Question 23

How does being green effect LICs from a dependency theorist perspective?

The ________ people need _______ due to their _____ level of _________.
They argue __________ of the South’s ________ is generally for _______ in the North.

Answer 23

a) wealthiest
b) curbing
c) high
d) consumerism
e) exploitation
f) resources
g) people

Question 24

How does being green effect LICs from a dependency theorist perspective

They argue _______ policies have made making changes ______; less government ______ and more accountable _____.

Answer 24

a) neoliberal
b) harder
c) control
d) TNCs

Question 25

CASE STUDY - the Maldives tried to be ______________ and ________.
This FAILED because they realised it wouldn’t _____ with _______ and _______ with other ______. For example, they set up _____ in order to encourage ______.

Answer 25

a) environmentally friendly and independent
b) work
c) investment
d) corporation
e) countries
f) hotels
g) tourism

Question 26

What do Northern countries focus on in terms of caring for the environment?
(3)

Answer 26

Global warming, deforestation & conserving habitats.

Question 27

What do Southern countries focus on in terms of caring for the environment?
(3)

Answer 27

Effects of TNCs, uneven trade & Western consumerism (making it more difficult for developing countries to avoid problems).