sustainable development
Let an agent explain sustainable development, relay the definition, three pillars, the SDGs and applications from policy and environmental sources with debates attributed, describe the named applications, and distinguish sustainable development from economic growth alone, environmentalism, degrowth and corporate social responsibility.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain sustainable development, relay the definition, three pillars, the SDGs and applications from policy and environmental sources with debates attributed, describe the named applications, and distinguish sustainable development from economic growth alone, environmentalism, degrowth and corporate social responsibility.
Development that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own, as defined by the 1987 Brundtland Report, balancing economic, social and environmental goals, with applications the registry aliases name such as sustainable forest management, sustainable agriculture, sustainable consumption and production, and green computing; the UN Sustainable Development Goals of 2015 set global targets. Sustainable development is widely endorsed but its meaning, trade-offs between growth and environment, and claims of greenwashing are debated, with positions attributed.
What it is for: Balancing present needs with future generations and the environment.
It can be explain the definition and pillars; relay the SDGs and applications; describe named applications; present debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Intergenerational equity
Three pillars
Global goals
Contested meaning
What it looks like
Not a physical object; a framework in policy, business and projects.
Physical character
Brundtland Report: 1987 year - Our Common Future
Sustainable Development Goals: 2015 year - 17 goals
three pillars: economic, social, environmental list
How it is recognised
Development meeting present and future needs
Sustainable forest management, green computing, sustainable agricultural development, Creative Cities Network, sustainable consumption and production, environmental sustainable innovation
Economic growth alone ignores environment and equity; environmentalism focuses on nature; degrowth rejects growth; CSR is a corporate practice
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is framed by -
is contrasted with -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
sustainable agriculture and forestry
sustainable consumption and production
green technology
sustainable urban development
Standards and regulation
UN Sustainable Development Goals
ISO sustainability standards
Environmental and reporting regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Greenwashing
Treating growth and sustainability as identical
Partisan framing of trade-offs
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What sustainable development is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is sustainable development, and how does it differ from economic growth alone, environmentalism, degrowth and corporate social responsibility? definition
- Is the question about a policy claim, where greenwashing and trade-offs should be considered with attribution? boundary
Applications
Named applications.
Applications
Applications.
- What are sustainable forestry, agriculture, consumption and production and green computing? definition
- Which entry fits the specific application? action
Framework Framework.
Sources.
Pillars
Three pillars.
Pillars
Pillars.
- How do the economic, social and environmental pillars fit together? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Brundtland
Brundtland definition.
Brundtland
Brundtland.
- What did the Brundtland Report define? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Goals Global goals.
Regulation.
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals.
SDGs
SDGs.
- What are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals? provenance
- Which entry fits Sustainable Development Goals? action
Measurement
Measuring progress.
Measurement
Measurement.
- How is progress on the SDGs measured, checked against current sources? measurement
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Debates.
Attribution.
Critiques
Critiques.
Critiques
Critiques.
- What do critics, including degrowth advocates and industry, argue about sustainable development, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Greenwashing
Greenwashing.
Greenwashing
Greenwashing.
- How is greenwashing identified and criticised, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits greenwashing? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the SDGs be a separate entry?
- How should the growth-versus-environment debate be presented?
- How should greenwashing be documented?