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sustainable development

vr.tr.sustainable-development · thing-q131201

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.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.ACT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What sustainable development is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is sustainable development, and how does it differ from economic growth alone, environmentalism, degrowth and corporate social responsibility? definition
  2. Is the question about a policy claim, where greenwashing and trade-offs should be considered with attribution? boundary

Applications

Named applications.

Applications

Applications.

  1. What are sustainable forestry, agriculture, consumption and production and green computing? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific application? action
Framework Framework.

Pillars

Three pillars.

Pillars

Pillars.

  1. How do the economic, social and environmental pillars fit together? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Brundtland

Brundtland definition.

Brundtland

Brundtland.

  1. What did the Brundtland Report define? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Goals Global goals.

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals.

SDGs

SDGs.

  1. What are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Sustainable Development Goals? action

Measurement

Measuring progress.

Measurement

Measurement.

  1. How is progress on the SDGs measured, checked against current sources? measurement
  2. Is the information current? boundary
Context Debates.

Critiques

Critiques.

Critiques

Critiques.

  1. What do critics, including degrowth advocates and industry, argue about sustainable development, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary

Greenwashing

Greenwashing.

Greenwashing

Greenwashing.

  1. How is greenwashing identified and criticised, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits greenwashing? action

Classifiers Filled

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Other names and narrower kinds
sustainable forest management, green computing, Sustainable agricultural development, Creative Cities Network, sustainable consumption and production, Environmental sustainable innovation, Low carbon development, eco-economic decoupling, IT energy management

What it is Filled

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.

Why it exists Filled

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.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Intergenerational equity
  • Three pillars
  • Global goals
  • Contested meaning

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present marketing claims as evidence of sustainability without data.
  • Help produce greenwashed reports or misleading environmental claims.
  • Ignore social or economic dimensions when reporting on sustainability.
  • Present contested policy choices as settled science.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing sustainability claims for an organisation or product.

May

  • Explain the Brundtland definition and the main frameworks of sustainable development.
  • Report sustainability indicators with their sources and dates.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Development choices shift costs onto future generations and poorer people.
  • False sustainability claims erode public trust.

Who is affected

  • Future generations
  • Communities affected by development
  • Consumers

Owners Filled

Steward

The public: held in common; governments and international bodies set goals and report on them.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q4671286 - registry parent class
  • Q7562091 - registry parent class

related

  • development - in registry terms
  • Sustainable Development Goals
  • economic growth
  • degrowth

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sustainable-development
  • Wikidata: Q131201 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131201)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • Brundtland Report: 1987 year - Our Common Future
  • Sustainable Development Goals: 2015 year - 17 goals
  • three pillars: economic, social, environmental list

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • 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
  • Not a physical object; a framework in policy, business and projects.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the definition and pillars
  • relay the SDGs and applications
  • describe named applications
  • present debates with attribution

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Greenwashing
  • Treating growth and sustainability as identical
  • Partisan framing of trade-offs

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • ISO sustainability standards
  • Environmental and reporting regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • Balancing present needs with future generations and the environment.
  • sustainable agriculture and forestry
  • sustainable consumption and production
  • green technology
  • sustainable urban development

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q131201: sustainable development - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Sustainable development - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should the SDGs be a separate entry?
  • How should the growth-versus-environment debate be presented?
  • How should greenwashing be documented?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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