Sustainable Development Flashcards
Sustainable development = ________ people’s _______ of ______ without _________ resources or _________ the ___________.
a) improving
b) standards
c) living
d) wasting
e) harming
f) environment
What are the 3 types of sustainability?
Economic
Environmental
Social
How can you maintain healthy, sustainable development?
Consider all 3 factors of development (economic, environmental, social).
Define economic sustainability.
Minimising economic impact, not wasting money or funds.
Define environmental sustainability.
Minimising environmental harm or damage.
Define social sustainability.
Maintaining societal peace, ensuring people have what they need to survive.
History of sustainable development:
19__/__s: people began ________ the ________ impact of _________.
19__: ___ set up the _________________ (_____).
19__: first _______ of ____________ produced by ____.
20__: _____ Agreement
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
What is the significance of the Rio Environment Conference in 1992?
Showed unity between different types of countries.
What is the significance of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997?
Provided the first definition of global warming and started a focus on animal welfare.
Give 3 examples that demonstrate the significance of the Paris Agreement in 2015?
It set out to:
- Limit global temperature rises to 2%.
- Stop the selling of petrol/diesel cars by 2035.
- Set up Sustainable Development Goals.
Is Capitalist Development Sustainable?
What does economic growth lead to?
An increased standard of living. This leads more people having TV’s, air conditioning, cars etc.
Is Capitalist Development Sustainable?
What do greater levels of income lead to?
A rise in consumption.
Is Capitalist Development Sustainable?
What do greater levels of consumption mean?
Greater pressure on global resources and greater levels of air pollution, deforestation etc.
International Politics
For many policies to work, what will people need to start doing?
Why is this a problem?
Putting ‘the world’ before ‘the nation’.
Many people aren’t willing to do this.
International Politics
What are examples of people putting ‘the nation’ before ‘the world’?
Brexit, oil consumption in US & China, deforestation in South America.
What poses as one of the biggest problems in achieving sustainability?
People aren't willing to work collaboratively. For example: Businesses/governments in MEDCs & LEDCS Environmentalists NGOs
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.
a) Kingsbury
b) degradation
c) boundaries
d) areas
e) capacity
f) cope
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).
a) Kingsbury
b) water
c) major
d) industrialisation
e) deforestation
f) significant
g) 30%
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).
a) Saunders
b) extension
c) free
d) capitalism
e) solutions
f) grants
g) renewable
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 _______.
a) Saunders
b) technological
c) sceptical
d) privatisation
e) utilities
f) water
g) efficient
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 _______.
a) concerned
b) environment
c) population
d) poor
e) rural
f) damaging
g) curbing
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 ___________.
a) issues
b) populations
c) pressures
d) land
e) deforestation
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.
a) wealthiest
b) curbing
c) high
d) consumerism
e) exploitation
f) resources
g) people
How does being green effect LICs from a dependency theorist perspective
They argue _______ policies have made making changes ______; less government ______ and more accountable _____.
a) neoliberal
b) harder
c) control
d) TNCs
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 ______.
a) environmentally friendly and independent
b) work
c) investment
d) corporation
e) countries
f) hotels
g) tourism
What do Northern countries focus on in terms of caring for the environment?
(3)
Global warming, deforestation & conserving habitats.
What do Southern countries focus on in terms of caring for the environment?
(3)
Effects of TNCs, uneven trade & Western consumerism (making it more difficult for developing countries to avoid problems).
